TCPDF UTF-8. Lithuanian symbols not showing up

Question

Im using latest TCPDF version(5.9). But have some strange problems with encoding. I need Lithuanian language symbols like: ąčęėįšųūž. But get only few of it. Other remain li

Answer 1

You u have problem to read character like Karnātaka from database and display like this karn?taka I mean "?" which we don't want then do following things :

1. Define charset for the connection (mysql_set_charset()):

   $con = mysql_connect("localhost","root","");
   
   if (!$con)
   {
       die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
   }
   mysql_select_db("database_name", $con) or die(mysql_error());
   mysql_set_charset('utf8',$con);
   

2. Use $pdf->SetFont('DejaVuSerif', '', 10); instead of $pdf->SetFont('helvetica', 'B', 12);

   • For TCPDF Library of the PHP read character like Rājasthān instead of R?jasth?n from database