The font used to display 2D text symbols and 3D text symbols. This class allows the developer to set the font's family, decoration, size, style, and weight properties. Take note of the "Known Limitations" for each property to understand how they differ depending on the layer type, and if you working with a MapView or SceneView.
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let textSymbol = {
type: "text", // autocasts as new TextSymbol()
color: "white",
haloColor: "black",
haloSize: "1px",
text: "You are here",
xoffset: 3,
yoffset: 3,
font: { // autocasts as new Font()
size: 12,
family: "Josefin Slab",
weight: "bold"
}
};
Constructors
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new Font(properties)
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Parameterproperties Objectoptional
See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.
Property Overview
Name | Type | Summary | Class |
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String | The name of the class. more details | Accessor | |
String | The text decoration. more details | Font | |
String | The font family of the text. more details | Font | |
Number | The font size in points. more details | Font | |
String | The text style. more details | Font | |
String | The text weight. more details | Font |
Property Details
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Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7
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The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as
esri.folder.className
.
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decoration String
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The text decoration.
Possible Values:"underline"|"line-through"|"none"
- Default Value:none
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family String
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The font family of the text. The possible values are dependent upon the layer type, and if you are working with a MapView or a SceneView. See the Labeling guide page for detailed explanation, or click the
Read more
below.Font families for 3D SceneViews
The supported font families for 3D SceneViews are dependent upon the fonts installed on the user's computer and web browser. If an app uses a font that is not installed, the Font class implements a fallback mechanism that will use the default font family value, which is
sans-serif
. See these references for instructions on how to install a new font on Windows or Mac.Fonts that are not installed locally can also be loaded from a url by defining a @font-face in a css file and referencing it from the
family
property in a symbol layer.Font families for 2D MapImageLayer
The supported font families for MapImageLayers in a MapView are dependent upon the fonts installed on the ArcGIS Server that published the layer. If an app uses a font that is not installed, the Font class implements a fallback mechanism that will use the default font family value, which is
sans-serif
.Font families for 2D FeatureLayer, CSVLayer, StreamLayer, and TextSymbol
The supported font families are based on hosted fonts files in
.pbf
format. By default, the fonts available are mostly the same ones used by the Esri Vector Basemaps. These fonts are available viahttps://static.arcgis.com/fonts
. The URL can be configured to point to your own font resources by setting the esriConfig.fontsUrl property. If an app uses a font that is not installed, the Font class implements a fallback mechanism that will use the default font family value, which issans-serif
. This uses theArial Unicode MS
font file.A preview of the fonts listed in the following table are available in the Labeling overview page.
List of fonts currently supported in a 2D MapView:
Font Style Weight Code Snippet Abril Fatface Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Abril Fatface', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Alegreya Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Alegreya', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Alegreya Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Alegreya', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Alegreya Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Alegreya', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Alegreya Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Alegreya', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Alegreya SC Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Alegreya SC', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Alegreya SC Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Alegreya SC', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Alegreya SC Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Alegreya SC', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Alegreya Sans Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Alegreya Sans', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Amarante Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Amarante', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Amatic SC Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Amatic SC', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Arial Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Arial', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Arial Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Arial', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Arial Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Arial', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Arial Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Arial', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Arial Unicode MS Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Arial Unicode MS', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Arial Unicode MS Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Arial Unicode MS', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Atomic Age Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Atomic Age', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Audiowide Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Audiowide', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Avenir Next LT Pro Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Avenir Next LT Pro Demi Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Demi', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Light normal normal font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Light', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Light Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Light', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Medium Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Medium', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Avenir Next LT Pro Medium Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Medium', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Avenir Next LT Pro Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Avenir Next LT Pro Regular Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro Regular', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } BellTopo Sans Bold normal bold font: { family: 'BellTopo Sans', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } BellTopo Sans Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'BellTopo Sans', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } BellTopo Sans Italic italic normal font: { family: 'BellTopo Sans', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } BellTopo Sans Regular normal normal font: { family: 'BellTopo Sans', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Belleza Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Belleza', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Black Ops One Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Black Ops One', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Cabin Sketch Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Cabin Sketch', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Cabin Sketch Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Cabin Sketch', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Coming Soon Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Coming Soon', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } FGDC GeoAge Regular normal normal font: { family: 'FGDC GeoAge', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Homemade Apple Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Homemade Apple', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } IM FELL DW Pica PRO Italic italic normal font: { family: 'IM FELL DW Pica PRO', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } IM FELL DW Pica PRO Regular normal normal font: { family: 'IM FELL DW Pica PRO', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Josefin Sans Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Josefin Sans', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Josefin Sans Semibold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Josefin Sans Semibold', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Josefin Slab Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Josefin Slab', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Josefin Slab Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Josefin Slab', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Josefin Slab Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Josefin Slab', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Josefin Slab Light Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Josefin Slab Light', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Josefin Slab Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Josefin Slab', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Josefin Slab Semibold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Josefin Slab Semibold', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Josefin Slab Thin Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Josefin Slab Thin', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Just Another Hand Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Just Another Hand', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Kranky Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Kranky', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Life Savers Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Life Savers', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Loved by the King Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Loved by the King', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Merriweather Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Merriweather', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Merriweather Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Merriweather', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Merriweather Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Merriweather', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Merriweather Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Merriweather', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Montserrat Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Montserrat', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Montserrat Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Montserrat', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Montserrat Medium Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Montserrat Medium', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Montserrat Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Montserrat', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Montserrat Semibold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Montserrat Semibold', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Noto Sans Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Noto Sans', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Noto Sans Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Noto Sans', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Noto Sans Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Noto Sans', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Noto Sans Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Noto Sans', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Noto Serif Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Noto Serif', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Noto Serif Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Noto Serif', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Noto Serif Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Noto Serif', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Noto Serif Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Noto Serif', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Old Standard TT Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Old Standard TT', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Old Standard TT Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Old Standard TT', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Old Standard TT Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Old Standard TT', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Orbitron Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Orbitron', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Orbitron Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Orbitron', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Oregano Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Oregano', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Oregano Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Oregano', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Oswald Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Oswald', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Oswald Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Oswald', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Pacifico Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Pacifico', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Palatino Linotype Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Palatino Linotype', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Playfair Display Black normal normal font: { family: 'Playfair Display Black', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Playfair Display Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Playfair Display', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Playfair Display Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Playfair Display', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Playfair Display Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Playfair Display', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Playfair Display Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Playfair Display', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Playfair Display SC Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Playfair Display SC', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Playfair Display SC Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Playfair Display SC', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Redressed Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Redressed', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Risque Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Risque', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Roboto Condensed Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Roboto Condensed', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Roboto Condensed Light Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Roboto Condensed Light', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Rye Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Rye', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Special Elite Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Special Elite', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Syncopate Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Syncopate', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Syncopate Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Syncopate', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Tangerine Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Tangerine', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Condensed Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Condensed', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Light normal normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Light', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Light Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu Light', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Light Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu Light', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Light Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Light', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Medium Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Medium', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Mono Bold normal bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu Mono', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Mono Bold Italic italic bold font: { family: 'Ubuntu Mono', style: 'italic', weight: 'bold' } Ubuntu Mono Italic italic normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Mono', style: 'italic', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Mono Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu Mono', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Ubuntu Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Ubuntu', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } UnifrakturCook Bold normal bold font: { family: 'UnifrakturCook', style: 'normal', weight: 'bold' } Vast Shadow Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Vast Shadow', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } Walter Turncoat Regular normal normal font: { family: 'Walter Turncoat', style: 'normal', weight: 'normal' } - Default Value:sans-serif
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Examplelet textSymbol = { type: "text", // autocasts as new TextSymbol() text: "Science of Where", font: { // autocasts as new Font() family: "Merriweather", size: 12, style: "italic", weight: "bold" } };
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The font size in points. This value may be autocast with a string expressing size in points or pixels (e.g.
12px
).Known Limitations
In 3D SceneViews, if the TextSymbol3DLayer.size property is set, it will override this size property.
- Default Value:9
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Examples// size in points symbol.size = 14;
// size in pixels symbol.size = "20px";
// size in points symbol.size = "14pt";
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style String
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The text style. Specifies whether a font should be styled: normal, italic, or oblique.
Known Limitations
oblique
is not supported in 2D FeatureLayer, CSVLayer, and StreamLayer labels.Possible Values:"normal"|"italic"|"oblique"
- Default Value:normal
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weight String
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The text weight. Specifies the level of boldness.
Known Limitations
bolder
andlighter
are not supported in 2D FeatureLayer, CSVLayer, and StreamLayer labels.Possible Values:"normal"|"bold"|"bolder"|"lighter"
- Default Value:normal
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Method Overview
Name | Return Type | Summary | Class |
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Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. more details | Accessor | ||
Font | Creates a deep clone of the font object. more details | Font | |
* | Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. more details | Font | |
Boolean | Returns true if a named group of handles exist. more details | Accessor | |
Removes a group of handles owned by the object. more details | Accessor | ||
Object | Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. more details | Font |
Method Details
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addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey)inheritedSince: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object. The handles will be removed when the object is destroyed.
// Manually manage handles const handle = reactiveUtils.when( () => !view.updating, () => { wkidSelect.disabled = false; }, { once: true } ); this.addHandles(handle); // Destroy the object this.destroy();
ParametershandleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle[]Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.
groupKey *optionalKey identifying the group to which the handles should be added. All the handles in the group can later be removed with Accessor.removeHandles(). If no key is provided the handles are added to a default group.
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clone(){Font}
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Creates a deep clone of the font object.
ReturnsType Description Font A deep clone of the object that invoked this method.
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fromJSON(json){*}static
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Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product. The object passed into the input
json
parameter often comes from a response to a query operation in the REST API or a toJSON() method from another ArcGIS product. See the Using fromJSON() topic in the Guide for details and examples of when and how to use this function.Parameterjson ObjectA JSON representation of the instance in the ArcGIS format. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for examples of the structure of various input JSON objects.
ReturnsType Description * Returns a new instance of this class.
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Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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Returns true if a named group of handles exist.
ParametergroupKey *optionalA group key.
ReturnsType Description Boolean Returns true
if a named group of handles exist.Example// Remove a named group of handles if they exist. if (obj.hasHandles("watch-view-updates")) { obj.removeHandles("watch-view-updates"); }
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removeHandles(groupKey)inheritedSince: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25
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Removes a group of handles owned by the object.
ParametergroupKey *optionalA group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.
Exampleobj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group obj.removeHandles("handle-group"); obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");
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toJSON(){Object}
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Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.
ReturnsType Description Object The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.