This step-by-step tutorial guides you on how to convert TTF to SVG in C#. You will learn to load the font and access individual character’s outline commands. These commands are saved in a string, which is embedded into the SVG content for creating a resultant SVG file for that particular character.
Steps for TTF to SVG Converter in C#
- Install Aspose.Font for .NET package from NuGet.org to transform TTF to SVG
- Load the license for accessing the product features without any restrictions
- Define the font source by setting the font type and file path of the font
- Open the font file using the Font.Open() method
- Access the desired glyph ID from the font’s encoding for the desired character such as ‘A’ in this example
- Prepare a StringBuilder object and a custom painter for collecting outline commands as SVG path data
- Prepare a renderer with a transform so the font’s coordinates match how SVG expects them
- Render the glyph so its outline turns into an SVG path description
- Place that path inside an SVG structure and save it as a file
These steps summarize the process to transform a font character from TTF to SVG in C#. The program loads a font and finds the glyph that represents the desired letter, such as “A”. It then renders the glyph’s outline into SVG path commands using a painter and renderer. Finally, it wraps that path in SVG markup and saves it as an SVG file.
Code for TTF to SVG Font Converter in c#
The above code demonstrates the process to change a font character in TTF to SVG font in C#. You can access a particular character in a font as a glyph using the ASCII character ‘A’ or GlyphId if already fetched from the font’s encoding table. You can repeat this process to generate a separate SVG file for each character.
This article has taught us the process to convert a TTF font to SVG format. To fetch font metrics, refer to the article on How to get font metrics in C#.