How to fix encoding of generated pdf using Dompdf

Question

I'm using Laravel 9 and Dompdf to generate some pdf files.

And the blade that I'm calling for the pdf files, contains persian/farsi/arabic character languages and therefore the final result will be shown like ????????.

So how can I generate utf-8 fiendly pdf files properly?

public function convertToPdf(Request $request, Order $order)
    {       
        $dompdf = new Dompdf();
        $dompdf->loadHtml(view('admin.shop.orders.order_details_pdf'));
        
        $dompdf->setPaper('A4','landscape');
        
        $dompdf->render();
        
        $dompdf->stream('demo.pdf',['Attachment' => false]);
    }

@OMiShah I used <meta charset="UTF-8"> but still shows characters like ?????? — Peter Amo
– Peter Amo, Commented Nov 26, 2022 at 10:56
try this stackoverflow.com/questions/45714545/…, stackoverflow.com/questions/46772714/… and also stackoverflow.com/questions/50836255/… — Omi Shah
– Omi Shah, Commented Nov 26, 2022 at 10:59

8ctopus · Accepted Answer · 2024-06-04 07:54:20Z

0

For DomPdf to display non-English languages, the following is necessary:

set the html charset to utf8
use a font that supports the language in question

Here's an example on how to do it:

$html = <<<HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Noto+Sans+Arabic:[email protected]&family=Noto+Sans+JP:[email protected]&family=Noto+Sans+KR:[email protected]&family=Noto+Sans+SC:[email protected]&family=Noto+Sans:[email protected]&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>

body {
    font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Sans JP', 'Noto Sans SC', 'Noto Sans KR', 'Noto Sans Arabic', 'Tangerine', sans-serif;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>
    Thank you for shopping with us!<br>
    Merci d'avoir fait vos achats chez nous!<br>
    Vielen Dank für Ihren Einkauf!<br>
    Спасибо что покупаете у нас!<br>
    Ευχαριστούμε που αγοράσατε από εμάς!<br>
    ご利用いただきありがとうございます！<br>
    感謝您與我們購物！<br>
    우리 가게를 찾아주셔서 감사합니다!<br>
    را لتسوقك معنا!<br>
</body>
</html>
HTML;

$dompdf = new Dompdf();
$dompdf->loadHtml($html);            
$dompdf->render();

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edited Jun 4, 2024 at 7:54

answered May 31, 2024 at 7:24

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3 Comments

DarkBee Over a year ago

Unsure what the linked github has to do with the actual answer? Self-promotion is not allowed and could be considered as SPAM

8ctopus Over a year ago

@DarkBee The link you removed links to a complete implementation that is open source (MIT license) and absolutely relevant. In addition, there were no answers to this question since it was asked more than 6 months ago. The only thing I should have mentioned is that I'm the author.

DarkBee Over a year ago

Nowhere in the repo is this "template" to be found. So as stated before, how is the repo relevant here? Furthermore what has this snippet actually to do with the answer? It's just bloat attributing to nothing really. Even wondering how'd u would license this code as MIT... It's just an embed, widely open from Google Fonts and some text.

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