imagefttext

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

imagefttextWrite text to the image using fonts using FreeType 2

Description

imagefttext(
    GdImage $image,
    float $size,
    float $angle,
    int $x,
    int $y,
    int $color,
    string $font_filename,
    string $text,
    array $options = []
): array|false

Note:

Prior to PHP 8.0.0, imagefttext() was an extended variant of imagettftext() which additionally supported the options. As of PHP 8.0.0, imagettftext() is an alias of imagefttext().

Parameters

image

A GdImage object, returned by one of the image creation functions, such as imagecreatetruecolor().

size

The font size to use in points.

angle

The angle in degrees, with 0 degrees being left-to-right reading text. Higher values represent a counter-clockwise rotation. For example, a value of 90 would result in bottom-to-top reading text.

x

The coordinates given by x and y will define the basepoint of the first character (roughly the lower-left corner of the character). This is different from the imagestring(), where x and y define the upper-left corner of the first character. For example, "top left" is 0, 0.

y

The y-ordinate. This sets the position of the fonts baseline, not the very bottom of the character.

color

The index of the desired color for the text, see imagecolorexact().

font_filename

The path to the TrueType font you wish to use.

Depending on which version of the GD library PHP is using, when font_filename does not begin with a leading / then .ttf will be appended to the filename and the library will attempt to search for that filename along a library-defined font path.

In many cases where a font resides in the same directory as the script using it the following trick will alleviate any include problems.

<?php
// Set the environment variable for GD
putenv('GDFONTPATH=' realpath('.'));

// Name the font to be used (note the lack of the .ttf extension)
$font 'SomeFont';
?>

text

Text to be inserted into image.

options

Possible array indexes for options
Key Type Meaning
linespacing float Defines drawing linespacing

Return Values

This function returns an array defining the four points of the box, starting in the lower left and moving counter-clockwise:

0 lower left x-coordinate
1 lower left y-coordinate
2 lower right x-coordinate
3 lower right y-coordinate
4 upper right x-coordinate
5 upper right y-coordinate
6 upper left x-coordinate
7 upper left y-coordinate

On failure, false is returned.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 image expects a GdImage instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 imagefttext() example

<?php
// Create a 300x100 image
$im imagecreatetruecolor(300100);
$red imagecolorallocate($im0xFF0x000x00);
$black imagecolorallocate($im0x000x000x00);

// Make the background red
imagefilledrectangle($im0029999$red);

// Path to our ttf font file
$font_file './arial.ttf';

// Draw the text 'PHP Manual' using font size 13
imagefttext($im13010555$black$font_file'PHP Manual');

// Output image to the browser
header('Content-Type: image/png');

imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>

Notes

Note: This function is only available if PHP is compiled with freetype support (--with-freetype-dir=DIR)

See Also

  • imageftbbox() - Give the bounding box of a text using fonts via freetype2
  • imagettftext() - Write text to the image using TrueType fonts

Here you can write a comment


Please enter at least 10 characters.
Loading... Please wait.
* Pflichtangabe
There are no comments available yet.

PHP cURL Tutorial: Using cURL to Make HTTP Requests

cURL is a powerful PHP extension that allows you to communicate with different servers using various protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. ...

TheMax

Autor : TheMax
Category: PHP-Tutorials

Midjourney Tutorial - Instructions for beginners

There is an informative video about Midjourney, the tool for creating digital images using artificial intelligence, entitled "Midjourney tutorial in German - instructions for beginners" ...

Mike94

Autor : Mike94
Category: KI Tutorials

Basics of views in MySQL

Views in a MySQL database offer the option of creating a virtual table based on the result of an SQL query. This virtual table can be queried like a normal table without changing the underlying data. ...

admin

Autor : admin
Category: mySQL-Tutorials

Publish a tutorial

Share your knowledge with other developers worldwide

Share your knowledge with other developers worldwide

You are a professional in your field and want to share your knowledge, then sign up now and share it with our PHP community

learn more

Publish a tutorial