How to include external font in WPF application without installing it

Question

I tried this code

  System.Drawing.Text.PrivateFontCollection privateFonts = new    System.Drawing.Text.PrivateFontCollection();
  privateFonts.AddFontFile("C:\Documents and Settings\somefont.ttf");
  System.Drawing.Font font = new Font(privateFonts.Families[0], 12);
  this.label1.Font = font;

It working correctly in Windows Form Application but not in WPF.

user_601990 · Answer

This are two ways of doing this. One way is to package the fonts inside the application. The other way is to have the fonts in an folder. The difference is mostly the URI you need to load the files.

Package with Application

Add a /Fonts folder to your solution.
Add the True Type Fonts (*.ttf) files to that folder
Include the files to the project
Select the fonts and add them to the solution
Set BuildAction: Resource and Copy To Output Directory: Do not copy. Your .csproj file should now should have a section like this one:
```
  
   
   
   
   
   
 
```
In App.xaml add Resources. It should look like in the following code sample. Note that the URI doesn't contain the filename when packing with the application.
```
 
 
     pack://application:,,,/Fonts/#Noto Sans
     pack://application:,,,/Fonts/#Noto Sans Symbols
 
 
```
Apply your Fonts like this:
```
 
```

You can also set the font imperatively:

 myTextBlock.FontFamily = new FontFamily(new Uri("pack://application:,,,/"), "./Fonts/#Noto Sans");

Copy to Output Directory

Add a /Fonts folder to your solution.
Add the True Type Fonts (*.ttf) files to that order
Include the files to the project
Select the fonts and add them to the solution

Set BuildAction: Content and Copy To Output Directory: Copy if newer or Copy always. Your .csproj file should now should have a section like this one:

  
   
     PreserveNewest
   
   
     PreserveNewest
   
   
     PreserveNewest
   
   
     PreserveNewest
   
   
     PreserveNewest

In App.xaml add Resources. It should look like in the following code sample.

 
 
     ./Fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf#Noto Sans
     ./Fonts/NotoSans-Italic.ttf#Noto Sans
     ./Fonts/NotoSans-Bold.ttf#Noto Sans
     ./Fonts/NotoSans-BoldItalic.ttf#Noto Sans
     ./Fonts/NotoSans-Regular.ttf#Noto Sans Symbols

Apply your Fonts like this:
```
 
```

References

MSDN: Packaging Fonts with Applications

user_3908810 · Answer

The easiest way to include external fonts is to

Step 1. Create the folder Fonts And add your fonts into it.

Step 2. Set Build action to content and Copy to Output Directory to Copy always.

Step 3. Build the Solution to update it with the Font directory.

Step 4. Use the font in your elements using FontFamily="Fonts/#font name"

All Done!

Thanks to cscience !

user_1279118 · Answer

First) Copy fonts to project folder like /Resources/Fonts/ and set font-properties -> Build Action:Resource

Second) Used on code

FontFamily="/AssemblyNamespace;component/Resources/Fonts/IranSans/#IRANSansWeb Medium"

user_1891273 · Answer

Although the solution from @movgp0 worked at first, it failed when I wanted a Bold text. By searching a bit more online I found the following solution that works in all cases:


  Fonts/FiraSansCondensed-Bold.ttf#Fira Sans Condensed
  Fonts/FiraSansCondensed-BoldItalic.ttf#Fira Sans Condensed
  Fonts/FiraSansCondensed-Italic.ttf#Fira Sans Condensed
  Fonts/FiraSansCondensed-Regular.ttf#Fira Sans Condensed

Usage: SomeBoldedLabel

user_1882526 · Answer

You need to add fonts as resource item

according to the link; you may add your desired font as application resource file by following these steps:

copy your font file to anywhere in your project in most cases resource files is copied into a folder named "resources" if you want to follow this, create new folder in your project and name it as "resources" then copy your font file which is usually have ttf or otf format into that folder
then you need to declare this file as a resource file for doing so you have two options:
1. right click on your font file, select properties (or press F4 after selecting it) and then change "Build Action" to "Resource"
2. go into your projects directory edit project-name.csproj file and the following tag:
```
            
      
```
```

finally within you application you may set font-family property like this:

FontFamily="./Resources/Fonts/#"

be careful 'font-name' is different from font-file-name you may open font file and check for font name property (in Microsoft Window)

user_5632412 · Answer

Here's What Worked for me:

(1) Add Directory to project: font

(2) Move ttf font file into font directory

(3) Add ttf font file to project

(4) Set the "Build" Property of the tff font file to "Resource" (Note: I used "Resource" instead of "Embedded Resource" in the combobox selection.)

(5) Open the Window where you are using the font and make the following changes:


    
        
        pack://application:,,,/font/#NameOfFont
        
           
    


    
    
        
        This is a test
        
        
    
...

(6) If you want to change the font from code. Do this:

public partial class Window1 : Window {

    // Use font as C# Code
    public void UpdateText1() {

            text1.Text      = "Hi There";
            FontFamily ff   = this.Resources["YourFontNickName"] 
                                as FontFamily;
            if (ff == null) {
                Messagebox.Show("Wrong Font Name", "ERROR");
                return;
            }
            text1.FontFamily = ff;
            text1.FontSize   = 30;
    }

    ...
}

user_4934302 · Answer

I was trying to get this to work as well with a different font, it only worked for me in this format with the ./Fonts

pack://application:,,,./Fonts/#Noto Sans

user_12427314 · Answer

Kind of, Really easy:

When you import a font, vs will gonna include it in font list.

How to include external font in WPF application without installing it

13 Answers

Package with Application

Copy to Output Directory

References