Arabic Font Not Displaying Properly in pdf

I found some developers facing issues when generating PDF for Invoice or Doc files in PHP, In the Arabic Language. This blog all about generates PDF with Arabic font In PHP hasslefree. Here I will show you the example and some points so that you can easily convert HTML to PDF with the Arabic Language.

For Generating PDF in the Arabic Language, we have to Use TCPDF.

Step-1: download TCPDF library files.

Click here to Download tcpdf files.

Add this files to you PHP file, like below

include_once('TCPDF/tcpdf.php');

1	include_once('TCPDF/tcpdf.php');

Step-2: Set font which is going to supports Arabic.

$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 10);

1	$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 10);

Here Below Example, I am able to Generate an Invoice for My Client In the Arabic Language.

Code Goes Here:

<?php
// Include the main TCPDF library (search for installation path).
include_once('TCPDF/tcpdf.php');

$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
//$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('QabasTech Invoice');
//$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
//$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');

$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->setPrintFooter(false);

// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);

// set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

// set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);

// set image scale factor
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO);

// set some language-dependent strings (optional)
if (@file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php')) {
require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php');
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l);
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------

$lg = Array();

// set some language-dependent strings (optional)
$pdf->setLanguageArray($lg);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

// set font

// set font

// add a page
$pdf->AddPage();

//$pdf->Write(0, 'Tax Invoice <br/>', '', 0, 'C', true, 0, false, false, 0);

$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 14);

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------


$tbl = <<<EOD

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td rowspan="" align="center">Tax Invoice<br/>فاتورة ضريبية</td>

</tr>

</table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td rowspan="" align="right"><img src="images/logo.png" /></td>

</tr>

</table>
EOD;

$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$lg = Array();
$lg['a_meta_charset'] = 'UTF-8';

$lg['a_meta_language'] = 'fa';
$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 10);

$pname ="Sorur";


$date = date('d/m/Y');

$invoice_no = 23343434;

$po_ref = 45565656;

$cname = "FreeOnlineprojects";

$due_date = date('d/m/Y');

$tbl = <<<EOD
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">Project Name:$pname</td>
</tr>

</table>
EOD;

$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$tbl =
'<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">

<tr>
<td>
<div style="width:400px;">
<div style="float:left">المركز الرئيسي <br/>Head Office Address: </div><div style="float:right">
Free Online Projects, Zubli hills
P.O.Box:500084,Seculhort-11642,Saudi Arabia.</div>
</div>
<br/>
Tell تلفون : &nbsp;&nbsp; 966112111896<br/>
FAX فاكس : &nbsp;&nbsp; 1524515251245<br/>
Email الايميل : &nbsp;&nbsp; freeonlineprojectz@gmail.com
<br/>
VAT reg الرقم الضريبي #: &nbsp;&nbsp; 454545454545
</td>

<td>
<div style="width:400px;">
<div style="float:left">سم الشركة <br/>

Company Name :</div><div style="float:right">Some Technology for Trading Co.</div>
</div>
<br/>
Bank Name اسم البنك : &nbsp;&nbsp; Bank Al Jazira
<br/>
Location المدينة : &nbsp;&nbsp; Riyadh<br/>
Account رقم الحساب : &nbsp;&nbsp; 5657575757<br/>
IBAN رقم الايبان #: &nbsp;&nbsp; SA67676776700787
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td>Issue Date تاريخ الإصدار : &nbsp;&nbsp; '.$date.'
<br/>
Invoice رقم الفاتورة : &nbsp;&nbsp; '.$invoice_no.'<br/>
Po Ref رقم امر الشراء : &nbsp;&nbsp; '.$po_ref.'<br/></td>
<td>Bill To الى : &nbsp;&nbsp; '.$cname.'
<br/>
Due Date تاريخ الإستحقاق : &nbsp;&nbsp; '.$due_date.'<br/>
</td>
</tr>


</table>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td>SL No. م #</td>
<td>Item Description<br/> وصف الأعمال</td>
<td>Quantity <br/>الكمية</td>
<td>Unit Price<br/> سعر الوحدة (ر.س)</td>
<td>Total Price<br/> السعر الإجمالي (ر.س)
</td>
</tr>';

$tbl .='<tr>
<td>Laptop</td>
<td>HP- 5th Generation</td>
<td>50000</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>200000</td>
</tr>';

$s_total = 200000;
$vat_amount =(12/100)*200000;
$vat = 12;

$paid =$vat_amount + $s_total;

$tbl .='</table>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td align="right">Sub Total السعر الإجمالي: &nbsp;&nbsp;SAR. '.$s_total.'<br/>
VAT('.$vat.'%) ضريبة القيمة المضافة: &nbsp;&nbsp;SAR. '.$vat_amount.'<br/>
Total with VAT السعر الإجمالي بعد الضريبة: &nbsp;&nbsp;SAR.'.$paid.'
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>


<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td>This is an electronically generated invoice and does not require signature

</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">
<tr>
<td>تم اصدار هذه الفاتورة الكترونيا ولا تتطلب الى توقيع

</td>
</tr>
</table>';


$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// NON-BREAKING TABLE (nobr="true")


// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//Close and output PDF document
$pdf->Output('example_arabic.pdf', 'I');

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<?php

// Include the main TCPDF library (search for installation path).

include_once('TCPDF/tcpdf.php');

$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

// set document information

$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);

//$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');

$pdf->SetTitle('QabasTech Invoice');

//$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');

//$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');

$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);

$pdf->setPrintFooter(false);

// set default monospaced font

$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);

// set margins

$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);

$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);

$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

// set auto page breaks

$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);

// set image scale factor

$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO);

// set some language-dependent strings (optional)

if (@file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php')) {

require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/lang/eng.php');

$pdf->setLanguageArray($l);

}

// ---------------------------------------------------------

$lg = Array();

// set some language-dependent strings (optional)

$pdf->setLanguageArray($lg);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

// set font

// add a page

$pdf->AddPage();

//$pdf->Write(0, 'Tax Invoice <br/>', '', 0, 'C', true, 0, false, false, 0);

$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 14);

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$tbl = <<<EOD

<tr>

<td rowspan="" align="center">Tax Invoice<br/>فاتورة ضريبية</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

EOD;

$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$lg = Array();

$lg['a_meta_charset'] = 'UTF-8';

$lg['a_meta_language'] = 'fa';

$pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 10);

$pname ="Sorur";

$date = date('d/m/Y');

$invoice_no = 23343434;

$po_ref = 45565656;

$cname = "FreeOnlineprojects";

$due_date = date('d/m/Y');

$tbl = <<<EOD

<tr>

<td rowspan="3">Project Name:$pname</td>

</tr>

</table>

EOD;

$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$tbl =

'<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="1">

<tr>

<td>

<div style="float:left">المركز الرئيسي <br/>Head Office Address: </div><div style="float:right">

Free Online Projects, Zubli hills

P.O.Box:500084,Seculhort-11642,Saudi Arabia.</div>

</div>

<br/>

Tell تلفون :    966112111896<br/>

FAX فاكس :    1524515251245<br/>

Email الايميل :    freeonlineprojectz@gmail.com

<br/>

VAT reg الرقم الضريبي #:    454545454545

</td>

<td>

<div style="float:left">سم الشركة <br/>

Company Name :</div><div style="float:right">Some Technology for Trading Co.</div>

</div>

<br/>

Bank Name اسم البنك :    Bank Al Jazira

<br/>

Location المدينة :    Riyadh<br/>

Account رقم الحساب :    5657575757<br/>

IBAN رقم الايبان #:    SA67676776700787

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Issue Date تاريخ الإصدار :    '.$date.'

<br/>

Invoice رقم الفاتورة :    '.$invoice_no.'<br/>

Po Ref رقم امر الشراء :    '.$po_ref.'<br/></td>

<td>Bill To الى :    '.$cname.'

<br/>

Due Date تاريخ الإستحقاق :    '.$due_date.'<br/>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<td>Item Description<br/> وصف الأعمال</td>

<td>Quantity <br/>الكمية</td>

<td>Unit Price<br/> سعر الوحدة (ر.س)</td>

<td>Total Price<br/> السعر الإجمالي (ر.س)

</td>

</tr>';

$tbl .='<tr>

<td>Laptop</td>

<td>HP- 5th Generation</td>

</tr>';

$s_total = 200000;

$vat_amount =(12/100)*200000;

$vat = 12;

$paid =$vat_amount + $s_total;

$tbl .='</table>

<tr>

<td align="right">Sub Total السعر الإجمالي:   SAR. '.$s_total.'<br/>

VAT('.$vat.'%) ضريبة القيمة المضافة:   SAR. '.$vat_amount.'<br/>

Total with VAT السعر الإجمالي بعد الضريبة:   SAR.'.$paid.'

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<td>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<td>This is an electronically generated invoice and does not require signature

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<td>تم اصدار هذه الفاتورة الكترونيا ولا تتطلب الى توقيع

</td>

</tr>

</table>';

$pdf->writeHTML($tbl, true, false, false, false, '');

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// NON-BREAKING TABLE (nobr="true")

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//Close and output PDF document

$pdf->Output('example_arabic.pdf', 'I');

Here You have to download the TCPDF zip file and unzip in your root folder, then run this PHP file, you will get the pdf in the Arabic language. Any Issues Leave a comment below, I will try to fix your problem.

Arabic Font Not Displaying Properly in pdf

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