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title: "Font..::.GdiCharset Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GdiCharset.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
---

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# Font.GdiCharset Property 
 
Gets/sets charset for displaying non-Unicode characters.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
Public Property GdiCharset As Charset
```
 
```csharp
public Charset GdiCharset { get; set; }
```
 
### Property Value
 [Charset](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Charset.htm.md) value specifying string charset.
 
## Remarks
 You can use this property in cases when you have non-Unicode text string (for example, taken from legacy software or database) and need to display it correctly. Otherwise you should not change this property. 
Default value is [Default](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Charset.htm.md) (i.e. charset depends on locale settings).
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [Font Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)