1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index cdf1fdc..8e0df08 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -2226,7 +2226,12 @@ xloadfonts(char *fontstr, int fontsize) {
         FcResult result;
         double fontval;
 
-        pattern = FcNameParse((FcChar8 *)fontstr);
+        if(fontstr[0] == '-') {
+                pattern = XftXlfdParse(fontstr, False, False);
+        } else {
+                pattern = FcNameParse((FcChar8 *)fontstr);
+        }
+
         if(!pattern)
                 die("st: can't open font %s\n", fontstr);