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# NSFontRenderingMode

The font rendering mode.

```
enum NSFontRenderingMode
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSFontRenderingMode.defaultRenderingMode`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontRenderingMode/defaultRenderingMode)

Determines the actual mode based on the user preference settings.

[`NSFontRenderingMode.antialiasedRenderingMode`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontRenderingMode/antialiasedRenderingMode)

Specifies antialiased, floating-point advancements rendering mode (synonymous with printerFont).

[`NSFontRenderingMode.integerAdvancementsRenderingMode`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontRenderingMode/integerAdvancementsRenderingMode)

Specifies integer advancements rendering mode.

[`NSFontRenderingMode.antialiasedIntegerAdvancementsRenderingMode`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFontRenderingMode/antialiasedIntegerAdvancementsRenderingMode)

Specifies antialiased, integer advancements rendering mode.


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