Convert TTF to SVG in C#

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#

  1. Install Aspose.Font for .NET package from NuGet.org to transform TTF to SVG
  2. Load the license for accessing the product features without any restrictions
  3. Define the font source by setting the font type and file path of the font
  4. Open the font file using the Font.Open() method
  5. Access the desired glyph ID from the font’s encoding for the desired character such as ‘A’ in this example
  6. Prepare a StringBuilder object and a custom painter for collecting outline commands as SVG path data
  7. Prepare a renderer with a transform so the font’s coordinates match how SVG expects them
  8. Render the glyph so its outline turns into an SVG path description
  9. 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#.

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