How to draw Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language text in 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 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language text in PDF using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to draw Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language text 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 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language text in PDF document.
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;
//Set the standard font for Chinese and Japanese text
PdfFont font = new PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HeiseiMinchoW3, 20);
//Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Chinese : 你好，世界", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(30, 30));
graphics.DrawString("Japanese : こんにちは世界", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(30, 60));
//Set the font for Korean text
font = new PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HanyangSystemsShinMyeongJoMedium, 20);
graphics.DrawString("Korean : 안녕하세요 세계", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(30,90));
//Save the document
document.Save("CJKText.pdf");
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF Viewer
Process.Start("CJKText.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
'Set the standard font for Chinese and Japanese text
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HeiseiMinchoW3, 20)
'Draw the text
graphics.DrawString("Chinese : 你好，世界", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(30, 30))
graphics.DrawString("Japanese : こんにちは世界", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(30, 60))
'Set the font for Korean text
font = New PdfCjkStandardFont(PdfCjkFontFamily.HanyangSystemsShinMyeongJoMedium, 20)
graphics.DrawString("Korean : 안녕하세요 세계", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(30, 90))
'Save the document
document.Save("CJKText.pdf")
'Close the document
document.Close(True)
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF Viewer
Process.Start("CJKText.pdf")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from CJKUnicodeTextSample.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 draw text in PDF using standard and true type fonts, display Unicode text, draw Right-To-Left text, HTML styled text, inserting rich text format content, draw complex script language text, create multicolumn PDF, ordered list and unordered list with code example.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer to link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use the components without trail message.
