Convert TTF to WOFF using C#

This step-by-step article explains how to convert TTF to WOFF using C#. The conversion of TTF to WOFF in C# ensures that fonts are optimized, compatible with modern web browsers, secure, and smaller in size. This process compresses the TTF font and repackages it to the WOFF format with a couple of API calls.

Steps to Convert Font TTF to WOFF using C#

  1. Install Aspose.Font for .NET package from NuGet.org to convert TTF to WOFF
  2. Import the necessary namespaces to access file and font handling features
  3. Load a license to avoid limitations and create output without a watermark
  4. Load the font into a memory stream and use it for the creation of the FontDefinition object with FontType.TTF
  5. Open the font using the Font.Open() method and the above-mentioned FontDefinition object
  6. Create a FileStream for the output file on the disk
  7. Call the Font.SaveToFormat() method to save the loaded font in FontSavingFormats.WOFF format

These steps summarize how to develop a TTF to Webfont generator using C#. Add reference to the required namespaces, instantiate the license optionally, load the TTF font contents to the memory, and open the TTF font utilizing Font.Open() method. Finally, set the output WOFF settings, such as the memory stream for the output file on the disk, and call the SaveToFormat() method for generating the output.

Code to Convert TTF to Webfont using C#

The above sample code transforms TTF to WOFF. You may embed the output WOFF file via CSS @font-face in modern browsers. The webpages containing WOFF fonts are more secure than raw TTF files.

This short guide has taught us the development of a TTF to WOFF converter. For rendering text with a specific font without installing it on the system, refer to the article on Write text on image using C#.

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