# Method Image.Fonts.open_font()

Method open_font

  `Font open_font(string fontname, int size, int flags, int|void force)`

Description

  Find a suitable font in the directories specified with set_font_dirs.

  flags is a bitwise or of 0 or more of ITALIC, BOLD and NO_FAKE.

  fontname is the human-readable name of the font.

  If force is true, a font is always returned (defaulting to arial or the pike builtin font), even if no suitable font is found.