C# - Read & Preview Font

Question

Can I read and preview fonts (mainly ttf and otf) in C#? What other languages can/should I use?

Read:

• Info like font family, font name

Answer 1

To preview a font you can render it out to a form like this:

public partial class MyForm: Form
{
   .
   .
   .
   public void ShowMyFont()
   {
      Graphics graphics = this.CreateGraphics();
      graphics.DrawString("Hello world!", new Font("Arial", 12), Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
   }
}