How to apply custom font icon shapes in UWP

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.

edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25

Martin Zikmund

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asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

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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

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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.

edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

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 |

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.

edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

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

edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

4652424

edited Nov 22 '18 at 12:25

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

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

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

4652424

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

4652424

asked Nov 22 '18 at 12:13

Bharathi

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

add a comment |

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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:

The .ttf file 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 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 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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The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:

The .ttf file 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 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 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

add a comment |

The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:

The .ttf file 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 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 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

add a comment |

The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:

The .ttf file 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 Zikmund

25.6k63661

The approach you are using is practically correct, but make sure to check the following:

The .ttf file 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 Zikmund

25.6k63661

answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29

Martin Zikmund

25.6k63661

answered Nov 22 '18 at 12:29

Martin 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 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

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 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

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

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