Fontconfig

fontconfig

Fontconfig is a library designed to provide system-wide font configuration, customization and application access.

Runs as fc-list, fc-match, fc-cache, fc-conflist, fc-query|macOS, Linux|www.freedesktop.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 6 fields

List installed fonts with fc-list, optionally filtered by a fontconfig pattern and formatted. Other fontconfig tools (fc-match, fc-cache, fc-query) are not covered.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui fontconfig

List fontsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Pattern

string

Output format

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

List matching fonts

patternformat

Check a font exists

patternquiet

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Pattern

Fontconfig pattern such as `monospace`, `:lang=ja` or `Fira Code:style=Bold`. Empty lists every font.
string · positional 0

Elements to print

Pattern elements to show, e.g. family, style, file.
string · positional 1 · repeatable

Output format

A fontconfig format string, e.g. %{family}\n.
string

--format-f

Brief pattern

boolean

--brief-b

Verbose pattern

boolean

--verbose-v

Quiet (exit status only)

boolean

--quiet-q

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

usage: fc-list [-vbqVh] [-f FORMAT] [--verbose] [--brief] [--format=FORMAT] [--quiet] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element ...} List fonts matching [pattern] -v, --verbose display entire font pattern verbosely -b, --brief display entire font pattern briefly -f, --format=FORMAT use the given output format -q, --quiet suppr…

helpfc-list --help (fontconfig 2.x)

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed fc-list against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.