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# PDF_set_font

PDF_set_font -- Selects a font face and size

## Description

`void pdf_set_font`(int pdf document, string font name, double size, string encoding, int [embed]);

The PDF_set_font() function sets the current font face, font size and encoding. If you use pdflib 0.6 you will need to provide the Adobe Font Metrics (afm-files) for the font in the font path (default is ./fonts). If you use php3 or a version of pdflib older than 2.20 the fourth parameter `encoding` can take the following values: 0 = builtin, 1 = pdfdoc, 2 = macroman, 3 = macexpert, 4 = winansi. An encoding greater than 4 and less than 0 will default to winansi. winansi is often a good choice. If you use php4 and a version of pdflib >= 2.20 the encoding parameter has changed to a string. Use 'winansi', 'builtin' etc. instead. If the last parameter is set to 1 the font is embedded into the pdf document otherwise it is not. To embed a font is usually a good idea if the font is not widely spread and you cannot ensure that the person watching your document has access on fonts in the document.

> Note: This function has to be called after PDF_begin_page() in order to create a valid pdf document.

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