Tweaking Fonts in PDF

If the font in the generated PDF document does not match the font style defined in the HTML/CSS, first ensure that the font mapping is configured correctly.

Ideally, the font-family parameter (e.g., font-family: My Font) should correspond to the font key in the pd4fonts.properties file:

My\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf

(The space in the key name is escaped with a backslash.)

If the required font appears in the pd4fonts.properties file under a different name, for example:

My\ Brand\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf

you have two options:

Modify the HTML or CSS to reference the registered font name: font-family: My Brand Font;
Add a new entry to the pd4fonts.properties file using the exact font name actually applied in the code:
```
My\ Brand\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf
My\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf
```
If for any reason you are using the actual TTF filename directly in your HTML/CSS (font-family: mybrandfont;), you can also add the corresponding key to the mapping file:
```
My\ Brand\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf
My\ Font=mybrandfont.ttf
mybrandfont=mybrandfont.ttf
```

If the names of the fonts used in HTML are not known in advance, there is a high probability that font substitution fallback logic will be triggered. In such a case, the system will select any font belonging to the same typeface category (serif, sans-serif, or monospace) that is capable of displaying the specified text.

However, some fonts cannot be automatically assigned to a specific typeface category, so a bit of manual tweaking would help.

PD4ML supports a list of predefined placeholders for fallback font names, covering three font family categories (five for each):

customserif1
...
customserif5

customsans1
...
customsans5

custommono1
...
custommono5

Thus, you can add your font to a fallback list:

customsans1=mybrandfont.ttf

or even to all the lists at once if you prefer that this font be used in place of any missing ones

customserif1=mybrandfont.ttf
customsans1=mybrandfont.ttf
custommono1=mybrandfont.ttf