How to use DOS font in WinForms application

Question

I want to use in my WinForms application a font used in .net console application.

What font do I need to use?

Lucida Console is not the font that is being used in .NET Console application as I see it. So Lucida Console is not the one I want.

Answer 1

Why Lucida Console is not the answer? Because it is. In english os, there is only two fonts for console: Lucida Console which is TTF, and Terminal which is bitmap (You cannot use this font directly, you must load vgaoem.fon if you want to use it).

You can read more here. List of ttf fonts available for console located in registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont. You can read about requirement for such fonts in the KB article.

And if you look into this registry key, you will see that by default there is only one ttf font available - Lucida Console.

Answer 2

There is also Courier (New).

Answer 3

It appears that your console/command prompt font may have been changed. Try doing this:

Open the command prompt. Right click the icon in the top left of the window and select "Properties". In the properties window, click the "Font" tab. You'll see a list of potential fonts there, as well as the one that was selected.

I personally used a hack to get the Consolas font working on my command prompt, and the Courier New font is always a "classic" style font.

If you're referring to the window that pops up at the bottom of Visual Studio as your "console", you can find that font by selecting Tools->Options from the menu and selecting the "Environment Fonts and Colors" settings. Select "Output View" from the drop down list and it will display the font used.