# Fontsize fontname fontcolor all ignored **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [October 3, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/fontsize-fontname-fontcolor-all-ignored/1807 "2023-10-03T17:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ejhyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ejhyer](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/ejhyer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/fontsize-fontname-fontcolor-all-ignored/1807/1 "2023-10-03T17:24:18Z")
![qq.dot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/2X/e/eb1c5266aa5dd41927a3fcc867c16ddafe1e61bc.png) This is my test graph: ```auto digraph "TEST" { node [shape = ellipse, style = solid] edge [style = solid] blackrect { fontsize = 21.0 fontname = "Bookman-LightItalic" fontcolor = black shape = rectangle style = solid } bigblue { fontsize = 27.75 fontname = "Monospace" fontcolor = "blue" shape = ellipse style = solid } smallgreen { fontsize = 8.25 fontname = "serif" fontcolor = "green" shape = ellipse style = solid } bigblue -> smallgreen { fontsize = 10.75 fontname = "Inconsolata:style=Regular" fontcolor = black color = "red" style = solid } } ``` I installed graphviz using conda, and the output uses a single font and color for all objects. The output from `dot -v -Kdot -Tpng testgraph.dot -o testgraph.dot.png` contains this: ```auto dot - graphviz version 8.1.0 (20230707.2238) libdir = "/DATA/hyer/src/conda/miniconda3_cal/envs/graphviz/bin/../lib/graphviz" Activated plugin library: libgvplugin_dot_layout.so.6 Using layout: dot:dot_layout Using render: cairo:cairo Using device: png:cairo:cairo The plugin configuration file: /DATA/hyer/src/conda/miniconda3_cal/envs/graphviz/bin/../lib/graphviz/config6 was successfully loaded. render : cairo dot dot_json fig gd json json0 map mp pic pov ps svg tk vrml xdot xdot_json layout : circo dot fdp neato nop nop1 nop2 osage patchwork sfdp twopi textlayout : textlayout device : bmp canon cmap cmapx cmapx_np dot dot_json eps fig gd gd2 gif gv ico imap imap_np ismap jpe jpeg jpg json json0 mp pdf pic plain plain-ext png pov ps ps2 svg svgz tif tiff tk vrml vt100 vt100-24bit wbmp webp xdot xdot1.2 xdot1.4 xdot_json loadimage : (lib) bmp eps gd gd2 gif ico jpe jpeg jpg png ps svg webp xbm pack info: mode undefined size 0 flags 0 margin 8 pack info: mode node size 0 flags 0 fontname: "Times-Roman" resolved to: (ps:pango Serif, REGULAR) (PangoCairoFcFont) "Inconsolata, Regular" /DATA/hyer/src/conda/miniconda3_cal/envs/graphviz/fonts/Inconsolata-Regular.ttf network simplex: 1 nodes 0 edges maxiter=2147483647 balance=1 network simplex: 1 nodes 0 edges 0 iter 0.00 sec network simplex: 2 nodes 1 edges maxiter=2147483647 balance=1 network simplex: 2 nodes 1 edges 0 iter 0.00 sec Maxrank = 1, minrank = 0 mincross: pass 0 iter 0 trying 0 cur_cross 0 best_cross 0 mincross: pass 0 iter 0 trying 0 cur_cross 0 best_cross 0 mincross TEST: 0 crossings, 0.00 secs. network simplex: 4 nodes 3 edges maxiter=2147483647 balance=2 network simplex: 4 nodes 3 edges 0 iter 0.00 sec routesplines: 1 edges, 3 boxes 0.00 sec Using render: cairo:cairo Using device: png:cairo:cairo dot: allocating a 182K cairo image surface (301 x 155 pixels) gvRenderJobs TEST: 0.01 secs. ``` ---
**Author:** ![smattr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/smattr/32/85_2.png) [@smattr](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/smattr)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/fontsize-fontname-fontcolor-all-ignored/1807/3 "2023-10-04T07:04:37Z")
You need square brackets `[` `]`, not braces `{` `}` to enclose attributes. I.e. `blackrect[fontsize=21.0, fontname="Bookman-LightItalic", ...`. I’m surprised your graph passes through Graphviz warning-free. ---
**Author:** ![steveroush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/fontsize-fontname-fontcolor-all-ignored/1807/4 "2023-10-04T14:09:16Z")
Nice catch!! Here is what Graphviz sees ( **dot -Tcanon** ) . New subgraphs because of the braces and attributes at the graph-level. ```auto digraph TEST { node [label="\N", shape=ellipse, style=solid ]; edge [style=solid]; { graph [fontcolor=black, fontname="Bookman-LightItalic", fontsize=21.0, shape=rectangle, style=solid ]; } { graph [fontcolor=blue, fontname=Monospace, fontsize=27.75, shape=ellipse, style=solid ]; } { graph [fontcolor=green, fontname=serif, fontsize=8.25, shape=ellipse, style=solid ]; } { graph [color=red, fontcolor=black, fontname="Inconsolata:style=Regular", fontsize=10.75, style=solid ]; } blackrect; bigblue -> smallgreen; } ``` ---
**Author:** ![ejhyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ejhyer](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/ejhyer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/fontsize-fontname-fontcolor-all-ignored/1807/5 "2023-10-04T16:30:19Z")
Thanks to all for the assist. Summary and postscript: The syntax I was using was wildly wrong, it’s amazing that graphviz was able to parse it. With this updated syntax: ```auto digraph "TEST" { node [shape = ellipse, style = solid] edge [style = solid] blackrect [fontsize = 21.0, fontname = "Bookman-LightItalic", fontcolor = black, shape = rectangle, style = solid] bigblue [fontsize = 27.75, fontname = "Monospace", fontcolor = "blue", shape = ellipse, style = solid] smallgreen [fontsize = 8.25, fontname = "serif", fontcolor = "green", shape = ellipse, style = solid] bigblue -> smallgreen [fontsize = 10.75, fontname = "Inconsolata:style=Regular", fontcolor = black, color = "red", style = solid, label="Connector"] } ``` I get the response I was hoping for: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/2X/a/aeaa62de89efb876de786a987fd00d6d7d8efadf.png)