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# kCTFontFormatAttribute

The recognized format of the font.

```
let kCTFontFormatAttribute: CFString
```

## Discussion

The value associated with this key is an integer represented as a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumber> object containing one of the constants in [`CTFontFormat`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat).

## See Also

[`CTFontFormat`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontFormat)

The recognized format of the font.


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