Font | API Reference | ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

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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Example

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

Font Constructor new Font(properties)

Parameter

properties Object

optional

See the properties for a list of all the properties that may be passed into the constructor.

Property Overview

Any properties can be set, retrieved or listened to. See the Watch for changes topic.

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Type	Summary	Class
String	The name of the class.	Accessor
String	The text decoration.	Font
String	The font family of the text.	Font
Number	The font size in points.	Font
String	The text style.	Font
String	The text weight.	Font

Property Details

declaredClass Inherited Property declaredClass Stringreadonly Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7 Accessor since 4.0, declaredClass added at 4.7.

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

decoration Property decoration String

The text decoration.

Possible Values:"underline" |"line-through" |"none"

Default Value:"none"

family Property family String

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 macOS.

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 via https://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 is sans-serif. This uses the Arial 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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Example

let textSymbol = {
  type: "text",  // autocasts as new TextSymbol()
  text: "Science of Where",
  font: {  // autocasts as new Font()
    family: "Merriweather",
    size: 12,
    style: "italic",
    weight: "bold"
  }
};

size Property size Numberautocast Autocasts from Number|String

The font size in points. This value may be autocast with a string expressing size in points or pixels (e.g. 12px).

Known Limitations

The maximum supported font size is 96 points or 128 pixels.
In 3D SceneViews, if the TextSymbol3DLayer.size property is set, it will override this size property.

Default Value:9

See also

MDN: font-size

Examples

// size in points
symbol.size = 14;

// size in pixels
symbol.size = "20px";

// size in points
symbol.size = "14pt";

style Property style String

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"

See also

MDN: font-style

weight Property weight String

The text weight. Specifies the level of boldness.

Known Limitations

bolder and lighter are not supported in 2D FeatureLayer, CSVLayer, and StreamLayer labels.

Possible Values:"normal" |"bold" |"bolder" |"lighter"

Default Value:"normal"

See also

MDN: font-weight

Method Overview

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Return Type	Summary	Class
	Adds one or more handles which are to be tied to the lifecycle of the object.	Accessor
Font	Creates a deep clone of the font object.	Font
*\|null\|undefined	Creates a new instance of this class and initializes it with values from a JSON object generated from an ArcGIS product.	Font
Boolean	Returns true if a named group of handles exist.	Accessor
	Removes a group of handles owned by the object.	Accessor
Object	Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation.	Font

Method Details

addHandles Inherited Method addHandles(handleOrHandles, groupKey) Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, addHandles added at 4.25.

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();

Parameters

handleOrHandles WatchHandle|WatchHandle []

Handles marked for removal once the object is destroyed.

groupKey *

optional

Key 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.

clone Method clone(){Font}

Creates a deep clone of the font object.

Returns

Type	Description
Font	A deep clone of the object that invoked this method.

fromJSON Method fromJSON(json){* |null |undefined}static

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.

Parameter

json Object

A 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.

Returns

Type	Description
* \| null \| undefined	Returns a new instance of this class.

hasHandles Inherited Method hasHandles(groupKey){Boolean} Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, hasHandles added at 4.25.

Returns true if a named group of handles exist.

Parameter

groupKey *

optional

A group key.

Returns

Type	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");
}

removeHandles Inherited Method removeHandles(groupKey) Inherited from Accessor Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.25 Accessor since 4.0, removeHandles added at 4.25.

Removes a group of handles owned by the object.

Parameter

groupKey *

optional

A group key or an array or collection of group keys to remove.

Example

obj.removeHandles(); // removes handles from default group

obj.removeHandles("handle-group");
obj.removeHandles("other-handle-group");

toJSON Method toJSON(){Object}

Converts an instance of this class to its ArcGIS portal JSON representation. See the Using fromJSON() guide topic for more information.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The ArcGIS portal JSON representation of an instance of this class.