Problems with FPDF and Euro symbol

Question

I\'ve spent a couple of days sifting through various methods to encourage FPDF to render the Euro symbol, but none have succeeded. I have:

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Answer 1

You actually can generate a PDF with euro signs using FPDF with using euro ascii code: chr(128).

It's good practice to make this a constant. At the top of your script, add:

define('EURO',chr(128));

Now you can use EURO in your script to print the euro symbol. For example:

"Costs: ".EURO.100

Will output: Costs: €100

Note: This will also work for other symbols with chr(ascii), where ascii is the ascii code of the symbol. You can find an overview of ascii codes on this page: http://www.atwebresults.com/ascii-codes.php?type=2