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Adding fonts to Swing application and include in package

I need to use custom fonts (ttf) in my Java Swing application. How do I add them to my package and use them?

Mean while, I just install them in windows and then I use them, but I don't wish that the usage of the application will be so complicated, it`s not very convenient to tell the user to install fonts before using my application.

Solution

  • You could load them via an InputStream:

    InputStream is = MyClass.class.getResourceAsStream("TestFont.ttf");
Font font = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, is);

    This loaded font has no predefined font settings so to use, you would have to do:

    Font sizedFont = font.deriveFont(12f);
myLabel.setFont(sizedFont);

    See:

    Physical and Logical Fonts