# FONTALT System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [F](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/F/(F).md) **Function Description:** The FONTALT system variable is used to specify the alternate text for the text file which could not be located. <table><tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <td><p>Real  </p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Saved in </th> <td><p>Registry </p> </td></tr><tr> <th>Initial value </th> <td>simplex.shx</td> </tr><tr> </tr></tbody></table> It displays "Alternate Font" dialog box when a drawing file with a defined text style is opened and an alternate font is not specified. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/F/FONTALT%20System%20Variable--0841c3f93810.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/F/FONTALT%20System%20Variable--0841c3f93810.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/F/FONTALT%20System%20Variable--0841c3f93810.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/F/FONTALT%20System%20Variable--0841c3f93810.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/F/FONTALT%20System%20Variable--0841c3f93810.md)