I am trying to insert a checkbox character into my pdf like this :
Phrase phrase = new Phrase("\u2610 somemoretext", somefont);
The “somemoretext”-portion of the String is beeing displayed correctly, the checkbox character isn´t. Do i have to use something specific as a Font for this character, or what else could I be doing wrong?
You have to use a font and encoding that contains those characters. Your best bet is to use IDENTITY_H for your encoding, as this grants you access to every character within a given font:
Font font = FontFactory.getFont(f.getName(),BaseFont.IDENTITY_H);but you still have to use the right font. This link could prove to be of help to you too
EDIT:
I also see different
Fonts use different conversion codes/sequences: