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# init(descriptor:textTransform:)

Returns a font object for the specified font descriptor and text transform.

```
init?(descriptor fontDescriptor: NSFontDescriptor, textTransform: AffineTransform?)
```

## Parameters

`fontDescriptor`

The font descriptor object describing the font to return.

`textTransform`

An affine transformation applied to the font.

## Return Value

A font object for the specified name and transform.

## Discussion

In most cases, you can simply use [`init(name:size:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFont/init(name:size:)) to create standard scaled fonts. If `textTransform` is non-nil, it has precedence over `NSFontMatrixAttribute` in `fontDescriptor`.

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