emacs init: Set default font

Set Font to Init File, via Graphical User Interface Menu

Chose the menu:

1. menu [Options ▸ Set Default Font…]
2. menu [Options ▸ Save Options].

font setting is saved to the Emacs Init File in the custom-set-variables section. [see emacs init: M-x customize]

Set Font in Init File

put this in your Emacs Init File:

;; set overall font
(set-frame-font
 (cond
  ((member "Cascadia Mono-16" (font-family-list)) "Cascadia Mono")
  ((member "Consolas-16" (font-family-list)) "Consolas")
  ((member "Menlo-16" (font-family-list)) "Menlo")
  ((member "DejaVu Sans Mono-16" (font-family-list)) "DejaVu Sans Mono")
  (t nil))
 t t)

List available fonts

(print (font-family-list))

[see Evaluate Emacs Lisp Code]

Check if a font exist

;; returns true if Symbola exists
(member "Symbola" (font-family-list))

[see Emacs: Evaluate Elisp Code]

Reference

• Fonts (Emacs Manual)
• Fontsets (ELISP Manual)