Core Fonts

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PDF specifies 14 fonts that are guaranteed to be included with any PDF viewer. As a result, these fonts do not need to be embedded into a PDF document when it is created. The 14 core PDF fonts are accessed through static properties on the Font class:

Font.getTimesRoman() - Times Roman (Times New Roman)

Font.getTimesBold() - Times (Times New Roman) Bold

Font.getTimesItalic() - Times (Times New Roman) Italic

Font.getTimesBoldItalic() - Times (Times New Roman) Bold Italic

Font.getHelvetica() - Helvetica (Arial)

Font.getHelveticaBold() - Helvetica (Arial) Bold

Font.getHelveticaOblique() - Helvetica (Arial) Oblique

Font.getHelveticaBoldOblique() - Helvetica (Arial) Bold Oblique

Font.getCourier() - Courier

Font.getCourierBold() - Courier Bold

Font.getCourierOblique() - Courier Oblique

Font.getCourierBoldOblique() - Courier Bold Oblique

Font.getSymbol() - SymbolFont.getZapfDingbats() - Zapf Dingbats

A core font can be used as follows:

[Java]
    // Use a core font in a text area Page Element.
    page1.getElements().add(new TextArea("Text", 0, 0, 200, 12, Font.getTimesRoman(), 12));

NOTE: Helvetica is equivalent to the Arial TrueType font included on Windows systems, and Times is equivalent to the Times New Roman TrueType font included on Windows systems. It is much more efficient to use the equivalent core fonts whenever possible.