cairo_ft_font_get_pattern 3 cairo_ft_font_get_pattern Gets the FcPattern for a FreeType backend font FcPattern * cairo_ft_font_get_pattern (cairo_font_t *font) font : A cairo_font_t from the FreeType font backend. Such an object can be created with cairo_ft_font_create or cairo_ft_font_create_for_ft_face. On some platforms the font from cairo_current_font will also be a FreeType font, but using this functionality with fonts you don't create yourself is not recommended. functions cairo_ft_font_get_pattern cairo_ft_font_get_pattern gets the FcPattern for a FreeType backend font. The return value is owned by the font, so you must not modify it, and must call FcPatternReference to keep a persistant reference to the pattern. If the font was created with cairo_ft_font_create_for_ft_face the result will be NULL.