Google Web Fonts and PDF generation from HTML with wkhtmltopdf

Question

I am using wkhtmltopdf to convert HTML files in PDF format; it gives surprisingly good results, rendering the PDF exactly as WebKit would do.

I am using Google Web F

Answer 1

I must have tried a gazillion variations to get this work (from local). I am trying to get Open Sans Condensed embedded into a pdf via WKHtmlToPdf.

I think it is important that you download and install the Open Sans Condensed ttf directly from google and install it. It is also important to reboot to allow other services access after install. I downloaded the ttf from font-squirrel originally and condensed was listed as "Open Sans" in windows/fonts, which is wrong, if you look after the google install it is listed as "Open Sans Condensed Light" so even google's local('Open Sans Cond Light') script is wrong.

As mentioned before you need to be explicit with the stretch and weights, so this is what has worked for me:

    @font-face { 
     font-family: 'Open Sans'; 
     font-style: normal; 
     font-weight: 400; 
     src: local('Open Sans');
    }

    @font-face { 
     font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed'; 
     font-stretch:condensed; 
     font-style: normal; 
     font-weight: 300; 
     src: local('Open Sans Condensed Light');
    }

@@font-face { font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed Bold'; font-stretch:condensed; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; src: local('Open Sans Condensed'), local('Open Sans Condensed Bold');}