{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "FC-LIST",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FC-LIST/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T22:57:42Z",
    "synopsis": "fc-list  [  -vVh  ]   [  --verbose  ]  [  [ -f format ]  [ --format format ]  ]  [  [ -q ]  [\n--quiet ]  ]  [ --version ]  [ --help ]\n[ pattern  [ element... ]   ]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "fc-list - list available fonts\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "fc-list  [  -vVh  ]   [  --verbose  ]  [  [ -f format ]  [ --format format ]  ]  [  [ -q ]  [\n--quiet ]  ]  [ --version ]  [ --help ]\n\n[ pattern  [ element... ]   ]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "fc-list lists fonts and styles available on the system for applications using fontconfig.  If\nany  elements are specified, only those are printed.  Otherwise family and style are printed,\nunless verbose output is requested.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting  with  two\ndashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-v",
                    "content": "provided.\n",
                    "flag": "-v"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-f",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-f"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-q",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-q"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-V"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h",
                    "content": "pattern\nIf this argument is set, only fonts matching pattern are displayed.\n\nelement\nIf set, the element property is displayed for matching fonts.\n",
                    "flag": "-h"
                }
            ]
        },
        "EXAMPLES": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "fc-list",
                    "content": "Lists all font faces.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "fc-list :lang=hi",
                    "content": "Lists font faces that cover Hindi.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "fc-list : family style file spacing",
                    "content": "Lists the filename and spacing value for each font face. ``:''  is  an  empty  pattern\nthat matches all fonts.\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "fc-match(1)  FcFontList(3) FcPatternFormat(3) fc-cat(1) fc-cache(1) fc-pattern(1) fc-query(1)\nfc-scan(1)\n\nThe fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This manual page was written  by  Keith  Packard  <keithp@keithp.com>  and  Josselin  Mouette\n<joss@debian.org>.\n\n\n\nAug 13, 2008                                  FC-LIST(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "fc-list - list available fonts",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "provided."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-f",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-q",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "pattern If this argument is set, only fonts matching pattern are displayed. element If set, the element property is displayed for matching fonts."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [
        "Lists all font faces.",
        "Lists font faces that cover Hindi.",
        "Lists the filename and spacing value for each font face. ``:''  is  an  empty  pattern",
        "that matches all fonts."
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "fc-match",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-match/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "FcFontList",
            "section": "3",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FcFontList/3/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "FcPatternFormat",
            "section": "3",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FcPatternFormat/3/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fc-cat",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-cat/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fc-cache",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-cache/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fc-pattern",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-pattern/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fc-query",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-query/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "fc-scan",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-scan/1/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "official",
        "description": "List available fonts installed on the system.",
        "examples": [
            {
                "description": "Return a list of installed fonts",
                "command": "fc-list"
            },
            {
                "description": "Return a list of installed fonts with given name",
                "command": "fc-list | grep '{{DejaVu Serif}}'"
            },
            {
                "description": "Return the number of installed fonts",
                "command": "fc-list | wc {{-l|--lines}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Return a list of installed fonts that support the language based on its locale code",
                "command": "fc-list :lang={{jp}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Return a list of installed fonts that contain the glyph specified by its Unicode code-point",
                "command": "fc-list :charset={{f303}}"
            }
        ]
    }
}