How to draw rupees symbol in a PDF using C# and VB.NET
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can draw rupees symbol in a PDF using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to draw rupees symbol in PDF programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to draw rupees symbol in a PDF.
C#
//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Use the font installed in the machine and should have the Unicode rendering capability
PdfFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 14), true);
//Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Rupees Symbol: ₹", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
//Save the document
document.Save("Symbol.pdf");
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Symbol.pdf");
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Use the font installed in the machine and should have the Unicode rendering capability
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 14), True)
'Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Rupees Symbol: ₹", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, 0))
'Save the document
document.Save("Symbol.pdf")
'Close the document
document.Close(True)
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Symbol.pdf")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from SymbolSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows, 
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find other options like drawing Right-To-Left text and complex script language text, draw text using standard, true type and CJK fonts with code examples.
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