# Font Attributes The keys for accessing font attributes from a font descriptor. ## Topics ### Font Attribute Keys [`kCTFontURLAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontURLAttribute) The font URL from the font descriptor. [`kCTFontNameAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontNameAttribute) The PostScript name from the font descriptor. [`kCTFontDisplayNameAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontDisplayNameAttribute) The name used to display the font. [`kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFamilyNameAttribute) The font family name from the font descriptor. [`kCTFontStyleNameAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontStyleNameAttribute) The style name of the font. [`kCTFontTraitsAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontTraitsAttribute) The dictionary of font traits for stylistic information. [`kCTFontVariationAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontVariationAttribute) The dictionary of font variation. [`kCTFontSizeAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontSizeAttribute) The font point size. [`kCTFontMatrixAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontMatrixAttribute) The font transformation matrix when creating a font. [`kCTFontCascadeListAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontCascadeListAttribute) The cascade list used for a font reference. [`kCTFontCharacterSetAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontCharacterSetAttribute) The Unicode character coverage set for a font reference. [`kCTFontLanguagesAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontLanguagesAttribute) A list of covered languages for a font reference. [`kCTFontBaselineAdjustAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontBaselineAdjustAttribute) The baseline adjustment for a font reference. [`kCTFontMacintoshEncodingsAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontMacintoshEncodingsAttribute) The Macintosh encodings for a font reference. [`kCTFontFeaturesAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFeaturesAttribute) The font features for a font reference. [`kCTFontFeatureSettingsAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFeatureSettingsAttribute) The font features settings for a font reference. [`kCTFontFixedAdvanceAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFixedAdvanceAttribute) A fixed advance to be used for a font reference. [`kCTFontOrientationAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontOrientationAttribute) The orientation for the glyphs of the font. [`kCTFontFormatAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontFormatAttribute) The recognized format of the font. [`kCTFontRegistrationScopeAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontRegistrationScopeAttribute) The font descriptor’s registration scope. [`kCTFontPriorityAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontPriorityAttribute) The font priority used by font descriptors when resolving duplicates and sorting match results. [`kCTFontEnabledAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontEnabledAttribute) The font enabled state. [`kCTFontDownloadableAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontDownloadableAttribute) The font downloadable state. [`kCTFontDownloadedAttribute`](/documentation/CoreText/kCTFontDownloadedAttribute) The download state. ## See Also [`CTFontDescriptorCopyAttribute(_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontDescriptorCopyAttribute(_:_:)) Returns the value associated with an arbitrary attribute. [`CTFontDescriptorCopyAttributes(_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontDescriptorCopyAttributes(_:)) Returns the attributes dictionary of the font descriptor. [`CTFontCopyAttribute(_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTFontCopyAttribute(_:_:)) Returns the value associated with an arbitrary attribute of the given font. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)