AppearanceObject.DefaultFont Property

Gets or sets the default font for controls.

Namespace : DevExpress.Utils

Assembly : DevExpress.Utils.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public static Font DefaultFont { get; set; }

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Shared Property DefaultFont As Font

Property Value

A Font object which is the default font for controls. The default value is the Tahoma font.

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Remarks

This property is in sync with the WindowsFormsSettings.DefaultFont property. See this topic to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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• C#
• VB.NET

winforms-grid-print-custom-draw-content/CS/MyXtraGrid/Form1.cs#L42

e.Cache.DrawEllipse(e.Cache.GetPen(Color.Red, 3), rect);
    e.Cache.DrawString("Custom Draw", AppearanceObject.DefaultFont, Brushes.Black, e.Bounds);
}

winforms-grid-update-row-style-on-cell-value-change/CS/Form1.cs#L37

{
    AppearanceObject.DefaultFont = new Font(AppearanceObject.DefaultFont.FontFamily, 14, FontStyle.Bold);
    InitializeComponent();

winforms-grid-print-custom-draw-content/VB/MyXtraGrid/Form1.vb#L42

e.Cache.DrawEllipse(e.Cache.GetPen(Color.Red, 3), rect)
    e.Cache.DrawString("Custom Draw", AppearanceObject.DefaultFont, Brushes.Black, e.Bounds)
End Sub

winforms-grid-update-row-style-on-cell-value-change/VB/Form1.vb#L36

Public Sub New()
    AppearanceObject.DefaultFont = New Font(AppearanceObject.DefaultFont.FontFamily, 14, FontStyle.Bold)
    InitializeComponent()

See Also

DefaultFont

AppearanceObject Class

AppearanceObject Members

DevExpress.Utils Namespace