Custom font usage in Windows Phone 8

Question

I have a weird problem with the Windows Phone 8 emulator! I have a small test app where I change the \'page name\' textbox on the mainpage so that it shows using a custom fo

Answer 1

First of all, you should save the external ttf into your project(If you want to use external font).

Then, you can use this:

FontFamily="Helvetica.ttf#Helvetica"

FontFamily="Cookies.ttf#Cookies"    

When the .ttf font file is in the root folder, works fine in Design and Runtime.

FontFamily="/FontsTestApp;component/Cookies.ttf#Cookies"    

Same as above.

FontFamily="/Font/Cookies.ttf#Cookies

When the .ttf font file is in the sub folder "font". Works fine in Design and Runtime.

FontFamily="../Fonts/Cookies.ttf#Cookies";

When the XAML file which uses the font resides in another subfolder. Works fine in Design and Runtime.

FontFamily="../Fonts/Cookies.ttf#Cookies";  

If the XAML file is in the root folder, the font gets applied only at runtime not at design time.