xhtml2pdf doesn't embed Helvetica

Question

I\'m creating a PDF with xhtml2pdf using Django. I\'m sending that PDF to print, but then they say that some Fonts are not embed. I have a Helvetica font, but I didn\'t use Helv

Answer 1

Helvetica is one of the standard fonts that every PDF renderer has to have available. Therefore it doesn't have to be embedded.

A possible solution would be to use another sans-serif font instead of Helvetica. On windows e.g. Arial. On OSX e.g. Helvetica Neue or Avenir. They look a lot like Helvetica, but are not standard PDF fonts.

In your stylesheet, specify a new font for all elements;

* {
    font-family: Avenir;
}