How to apply custom font icon shapes in UWP
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I want to show some custom shapes through font icons in my UWP project. I have created my own .ttf file for custom shapes. But I don't know how to apply it programmatically.
TextBlock text = new TextBlock();
string font = "Assets/mycustomfont.webfont.ttf#MyCustomFont";
text.FontFamily= new Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.FontFamily(font);
this.grid1.Children.Add(text);
Anyone please help me on this.
c# xaml uwp uwp-xaml
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
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I want to show some custom shapes through font icons in my UWP project. I have created my own .ttf file for custom shapes. But I don't know how to apply it programmatically.
TextBlock text = new TextBlock();
string font = "Assets/mycustomfont.webfont.ttf#MyCustomFont";
text.FontFamily= new Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.FontFamily(font);
this.grid1.Children.Add(text);
Anyone please help me on this.
c# xaml uwp uwp-xaml
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27
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I want to show some custom shapes through font icons in my UWP project. I have created my own .ttf file for custom shapes. But I don't know how to apply it programmatically.
TextBlock text = new TextBlock();
string font = "Assets/mycustomfont.webfont.ttf#MyCustomFont";
text.FontFamily= new Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.FontFamily(font);
this.grid1.Children.Add(text);
Anyone please help me on this.
c# xaml uwp uwp-xaml
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
I want to show some custom shapes through font icons in my UWP project. I have created my own .ttf file for custom shapes. But I don't know how to apply it programmatically.
TextBlock text = new TextBlock();
string font = "Assets/mycustomfont.webfont.ttf#MyCustomFont";
text.FontFamily= new Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.FontFamily(font);
this.grid1.Children.Add(text);
Anyone please help me on this.
c# xaml uwp uwp-xaml
c# xaml uwp uwp-xaml
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25
Martin Zikmund
25.6k63661
25.6k63661
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13
BharathiBharathi
4652424
4652424
Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27
add a comment |
Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27
Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27
Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27
add a comment |
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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:
- The
.ttffile must be included in the project and have Build Action set to Content in the Properties window - Start the path to the font with
/to make sure it begins in root. - Ensure the
#suffix actually matches the font metadata. A font viewer app like dp4 Font Viewer can help you with that. Use the Font Family name as the suffix.
I have written an article on my blog about using custom fonts in UWP so check it out to see if you haven't missed some of the steps there.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign theTextto the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.
– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:
- The
.ttffile must be included in the project and have Build Action set to Content in the Properties window - Start the path to the font with
/to make sure it begins in root. - Ensure the
#suffix actually matches the font metadata. A font viewer app like dp4 Font Viewer can help you with that. Use the Font Family name as the suffix.
I have written an article on my blog about using custom fonts in UWP so check it out to see if you haven't missed some of the steps there.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign theTextto the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.
– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:
- The
.ttffile must be included in the project and have Build Action set to Content in the Properties window - Start the path to the font with
/to make sure it begins in root. - Ensure the
#suffix actually matches the font metadata. A font viewer app like dp4 Font Viewer can help you with that. Use the Font Family name as the suffix.
I have written an article on my blog about using custom fonts in UWP so check it out to see if you haven't missed some of the steps there.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign theTextto the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.
– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
add a comment |
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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:
- The
.ttffile must be included in the project and have Build Action set to Content in the Properties window - Start the path to the font with
/to make sure it begins in root. - Ensure the
#suffix actually matches the font metadata. A font viewer app like dp4 Font Viewer can help you with that. Use the Font Family name as the suffix.
I have written an article on my blog about using custom fonts in UWP so check it out to see if you haven't missed some of the steps there.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:
- The
.ttffile must be included in the project and have Build Action set to Content in the Properties window - Start the path to the font with
/to make sure it begins in root. - Ensure the
#suffix actually matches the font metadata. A font viewer app like dp4 Font Viewer can help you with that. Use the Font Family name as the suffix.
I have written an article on my blog about using custom fonts in UWP so check it out to see if you haven't missed some of the steps there.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
25.6k63661
answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29
Martin ZikmundMartin Zikmund
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25.6k63661
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign theTextto the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.
– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
add a comment |
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign theTextto the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.
– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
I want to show some custom icons on the textblock. Can you please explain how to do it.? Need to give like textBlock.Text = "IconName"; .?
– Bharathi
Nov 22 '18 at 12:44
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign the
Text to the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
You basically need to find out what the character code for the font glyph is and use it (assign the
Text to the unicode value). For example in Font Awesome, "uf007" is the user icon glyph. You can use the dp4 Font Viewer to check the unicode values for the icons which you will then use in code.– Martin Zikmund
Nov 22 '18 at 13:25
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Your code looks good to me, so I think the error could be somewhere in the string where you describe where your font is and the variant e.g. MyCustomFont
– Isma
Nov 22 '18 at 12:27