ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Set Fonts for text in PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Set Fonts for text in PDF

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How to set fonts for text in PDF in C# using ByteScout PDF SDK

How to set fonts for text in PDF in C#

The documentation is designed to help you to implement the features on your side. ByteScout PDF SDK: the SDK for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings. It can set fonts for text in PDF in C#.

Fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF SDK for C# plus the instruction and the code below will help you quickly learn how to set fonts for text in PDF. This C# sample code is all you need for your app. Just copy and paste the code, add references (if needs to) and you are all set! You can use these C# sample examples in one or many applications.

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Program.cs

      using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace Fonts
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to use fonts.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            // Add page
            Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);

            Canvas canvas = page.Canvas;

            Brush brush = new SolidBrush();

            // Use standard PDF font
            Font standardFont = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Standard font.", standardFont, brush, 20, 20);

            // Use font installed in system
            Font systemFont = new Font("Arial", 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Windows font.", systemFont, brush, 20, 50);

            // Use font loaded from file
            Font fontFromFile = Font.FromFile("VeraBI.ttf", 16);
            canvas.DrawString("Font loaded from file.", fontFromFile, brush, 20, 80);

            
            // Save document to file
            pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

            // Cleanup 
            pdfDocument.Dispose();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}