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<function name="CreateFont" parent="surface" type="libraryfunc">⤶ <description>⤶ Creates a new font.⤶ ⤶ To prevent the font from displaying incorrectly when using the "outline" setting, set "antialias" to false. This will ensure the text properly fills out the entire outline.⤶ ⤶ Be sure to check the [List of Default Fonts](/gmod/Default_Fonts) first! Those fonts can be used without using this function.⤶ ⤶ <warning>Due to the static nature of fonts, do **NOT** create the font more than once. You should only be creating them once, it is recommended to create them at the top of your script. **Do not use this function within**<page>GM:HUDPaint</page>**!**</warning>⤶ </description>⤶ <realm>Client and Menu</realm>⤶ <args>⤶ <arg name="fontName" type="string">The new font name.</arg>⤶ <arg name="fontData" type="table">The font properties. See the &lt;page&gt;FontData&lt;/page&gt;.</arg>⤶ </args>⤶ </function>⤶ ⤶ <example>⤶ <description>Creates a font with all the defaults showing (any of the fields could be left out for an equivalent font)</description>⤶ <code>⤶ surface.CreateFont( "TheDefaultSettings", {⤶ font = "Arial", -- Use the font-name which is shown to you by your operating system Font Viewer, not the file name⤶ extended = false,⤶ size = 13,⤶ weight = 500,⤶ blursize = 0,⤶ scanlines = 0,⤶ antialias = true,⤶ underline = false,⤶ italic = false,⤶ strikeout = false,⤶ symbol = false,⤶ rotary = false,⤶ shadow = false,⤶ additive = false,⤶ outline = false,⤶ })⤶ ⤶ hook.Add( "HUDPaint", "HelloThere", function()⤶ draw.SimpleText( "Hello there!", "TheDefaultSettings", ScrW() * 0.5, ScrH() * 0.25, color_white, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER )⤶ end )⤶ </code>⤶ ⤶ </example>

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