How to use your own fonts in PDF

For using your own fonts in Fluid-FPDF, you need to convert the fonts into a special format.

The FPDF-Website supports a small Converting-Tool: http://www.fpdf.org/makefont/

Fluid-FPDF Font-Converting Tool

Just choose your TTF-File and select the required encoding (for example ISO-8859-15). The result are two files - one php-File and one z-File.

Fluid-FPDF Font-Converting Result

For example, you want to convert the Ubuntu-Font which is available on Google-Webfonts. You need the regular and bold font. Downloaded you receive the following files:

Ubuntu-Regular.ttf
Ubuntu-Bold.ttf

Once converted, you have these files:

Ubuntu-Regular.php
Ubuntu-Regular.z
Ubuntu-Bold.php
Ubuntu-Bold.z

Follow the next steps, in order to use the font:

Upload these two files into your TYPO3-Installation
Define the new Fontpath in fpdf:pdf
Add fonts with the fpdf:addFont
Set the required font
Write your text

<fpdf:pdf fontPath="EXT:theme_bootstrap4/Resources/Private/Fonts">
    <!-- Add required Fonts -->
    <fpdf:addFont family="Ubuntu" style="N" filename="Ubuntu-Regular.php" />
    <fpdf:addFont family="Ubuntu" style="B" filename="Ubuntu-Bold.php" />
    <fpdf:addPage orientation="P" size="A4">
        <!-- Set font -->
        <fpdf:setFont family="Ubuntu" style="N" size="12" />
        <!-- Write your text -->
        <fpdf:multiCell width="100" height="5" text="Hello world" />
        <f:comment>
            // Your PDF content...
        </f:comment>
    </fpdf:addPage>
</fpdf:pdf>

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You need some support by converting your font? Get in contact with us: typo3@coding.ms

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TYPO3 Fluid-FPDF by coding.ms

This extension provides a comprehensive set of ViewHelpers for working with FPDF in Fluid. By defining the fpdf namespace, you can generate PDFs directly in your own TYPO3 extensions. It also includes a built-in plugin for rendering predefined PDFs, automatically exposing all available PDF definitions. Additional features include barcode generation, text rotation, PDF/A-3b support, as well as ZUGFeRD and Factur-X compatibility (e-invoice).

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