Are there any specific encoding issues to consider when using FPDF in PHP?

When using FPDF in PHP, one specific encoding issue to consider is when displaying non-ASCII characters or special symbols. To ensure proper encoding, you can use UTF-8 encoding and set the appropriate font that supports the characters you need to display. 

// Set UTF-8 encoding
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

// Include FPDF library
require('fpdf.php');

// Create a new FPDF instance
$pdf = new FPDF();

// Set font with UTF-8 support
$pdf->AddFont('DejaVu', '', 'DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf', true);
$pdf->SetFont('DejaVu', '', 12);

// Add text with special characters
$pdf->Cell(0, 10, 'Special characters: é, ü, ñ', 0, 1);

// Output PDF
$pdf->Output();

Keywords

FPDF encoding PHP UTF-8 character set

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