The use of appropriate fonts in PDF can greatly improve the overall readability and aesthetics of the document. In addition to the commonly used standard fonts, sometimes you may also need to embed private fonts. In this article, you will learn how to use different fonts in PDF in Python using Spire.PDF for Python.
Install Spire.PDF for Python
This scenario requires Spire.PDF for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip command.
pip install Spire.PDF
If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.PDF for Python on Windows
Apply Different Fonts in a PDF Document in Python
Spire.PDF for Python supports standard PDF fonts, TrueType fonts, private fonts as well as CJK font. The following are the steps to draw text in PDF using these fonts.
- Create a PdfDocument instance.
- Add a page and then create a brush.
- Create an instance of the PdfFont class with a standard PDF font, and then use the PdfPageBase.getCanvas().drawString() method to draw text on the page with the standard font.
- Create an instance of the PdfTrueTypeFont class with a specified font, and then draw text on the page with the TrueType font.
- Load a private font and create an instance of the PdfTrueTypeFont class with it. Then draw text on the page with the private font.
- Create an instance of PdfCjkStandardFont class with a CJK font, and then draw text on the page with the CJK font.
- Save the result document using PdfDocument.SaveToFile() method.
- Python
from spire.pdf.common import *
from spire.pdf import *
# Create a PdfDocument object
pdf = PdfDocument()
# Add a page
page = pdf.Pages.Add()
# Create a brush
brush = PdfBrushes.get_Black()
# Initialize y coordinate
y = 30.0
# Draw text using standard fonts
font = PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Standard Font: Helvetica", font, brush, 0.0, y)
font = PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Standard Font: Courier", font, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 16.0))
font = PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Standard Font: TimesRoman", font, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 16.0))
#Draw text using truetype font
trueTypeFont = PdfTrueTypeFont("Arial", 14.0, PdfFontStyle.Bold,True)
page.Canvas.DrawString("TrueType Font: Arial", trueTypeFont, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 30.0))
# Draw Arabic text from right to left
arabicText = "\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0647\u0627\u0628\u0021\u0020" + "\u0628\u062F\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0020\u062D\u0648\u0644\u0647\u0627\u0021\u0020" + "\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0647\u0627\u0628\u0021\u0020" + "\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0647\u0627\u0628\u0021\u0020" + "\u0627\u0644\u0630\u0647\u0627\u0628\u0021"
trueTypeFont = PdfTrueTypeFont("Arial", 14.0, PdfFontStyle.Bold,True)
rctg = RectangleF(PointF(0.0, (y := y + 16.0)), page.Canvas.ClientSize)
strformat = PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right)
strformat.RightToLeft = True
page.Canvas.DrawString(arabicText, trueTypeFont, brush, rctg, strformat)
# Draw text using private font
trueTypeFont = PdfTrueTypeFont("Khadija.ttf", 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Private Font - Khadija", trueTypeFont, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 30.0))
# Draw text using cjk fonts
cjkFont = PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.MonotypeHeiMedium, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("How to say 'Font' in Chinese? \u5B57\u4F53", cjkFont, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 30.0))
cjkFont = PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HanyangSystemsGothicMedium, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("How to say 'Font' in Japanese? \u30D5\u30A9\u30F3\u30C8", cjkFont, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 16.0))
cjkFont = PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HanyangSystemsShinMyeongJoMedium, 14.0)
page.Canvas.DrawString("How to say 'Font' in Korean? \uAE00\uAF34", cjkFont, brush, 0.0, (y := y + 16.0))
#Save the result document
pdf.SaveToFile("Font.pdf")
pdf.Close()
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