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mr_kiani
mr_kiani

Reputation: 43

dompdf package does not support arabic character

I am using the barryvdh/laravel-dompdf package and I want to create a printable page. Here is my code:

$pdf = App::make('dompdf.wrapper');
    $pdf->setOptions(['dpi' => 150, 'defaultFont' => 'Arial']);
    $pdf->loadHTML('
        <!DOCTYPE html>
        <html lang="en">
        <head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
         <title>Document</title>
        </head>
        <body style="font-family: Arial">
          <div class="row">
            <p>سلام</p>
        </div>
        </body>
        </html>
    ');
    return $pdf->stream();

But it does not support Arabic characters, instead displaying question marks like this:

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Upvotes: 3

Views: 6845

Answers (2)

Farshad Hassani
Farshad Hassani

Reputation: 81

I had same issue with any laravel PDF packages. I just found a package that solved my problem. niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf package did it. It's easy to use and supports RTL languages such as Arabic and Persian. example:

use niklasravnsborg\LaravelPdf\Facades\Pdf;

$pdf = Pdf::loadView('pdf.invoice-view', [
    'var1' => $var1,
    'var2' => $var2
], [], [
    'title' => 'Certificate',
    'format' => 'A4-P',
    'orientation' => 'P'
]);

return $pdf->stream('document.pdf');

you can add this package to your laravel project using this command:

composer require niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf

Documentations HERE.

Upvotes: 1

Peter
Peter

Reputation: 804

Tip: UTF-8 support In your templates, set the UTF-8 Metatag:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

Upvotes: 0

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