Retrieving all the available Fonts from the Windows font folder using System.IO C#

In this blog we are going to see, How to list all the available fonts from Fonts path using System.IO

Step 1: Use namespaces

System.IO

Step 2: Fonts Path

C:\Windows\Fonts

Step 3: Gets the Special Folder

Environment.SpecialFolder specialFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.Fonts;

Step 4: Gets the path of the special folder.

string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(specialFolder);

Step 5: Creating directory path for fonts path.

DirectoryInfo directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);

Step 6: Collect Font file as collection

FileInfo[] fontFiles = directoryInfo.GetFiles();

Step 7: Displays all the fonts from the path C:\Windows\Fonts

foreach (var fontFile in fontFiles)

{

Response.Write(fontFile.FullName + " ");

}

Step 8: Path of Fonts

Response.Write("" + "Fonts" + " : " + path + " ");

Output:

C:\Windows\Fonts\VINERITC.TTF
C:\Windows\Fonts\VIVALDII.TTF
C:\Windows\Fonts\VLADIMIR.TTF
C:\Windows\Fonts\vrinda.ttf
C:\Windows\Fonts\vrindab.ttf
C:\Windows\Fonts\webdings.ttf
C:\Windows\Fonts\wingding.ttf
C:\Windows\Fonts\WINGDNG2.TTF
C:\Windows\Fonts\WINGDNG3.TTF

Fonts : C:\Windows\Fonts

Code Snippet:

void GetFontsUsingSpecialFolder()

{

//Gets the Special Folder

Environment.SpecialFolder specialFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.Fonts;

//Gets the path of the special folder.

string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(specialFolder);

//Creating directory path for fonts path.

DirectoryInfo directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);

//Collect Font file as collection

FileInfo[] fontFiles = directoryInfo.GetFiles();

//Displays all the fonts from the path C:\Windows\Fonts

foreach (var fontFile in fontFiles)

{

Response.Write(fontFile.FullName + " ");

}

//Path of Fonts

Response.Write("" + "Fonts" + " : " + path + " ");

}

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