# MX\_CHOOSEFONT
> [HTML Version](mx_choosefont.htm)
**xcall MIAMEX, MX\_CHOOSEFONT, font\$, status**
MX\_CHOOSEFONT (MIAMEX 165) displays the font selection dialog and return the selected font name.
**Parameters**
_font\$ _([String](string.htm.md), 32+) \[in/out\]
name of font. On input, it determines the default font selected in the dialog; on output it returns the newly selected font.
_status _(F) \[out\]
is 0 for OK, or else indicates an error. Executing this function in a non-GUI environment should return -1.