Draw Text Using Glyphs
This topic explains how to use the low-level Glyphs object to display text in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
Example
The following examples show how to define properties for a Glyphs object in XAML. The Glyphs object represents the output of a GlyphRun in XAML. The examples assume that the Arial, Courier New, and Times New Roman fonts are installed in the C:\WINDOWS\Fonts folder on the local computer.
<!-- The example shows how to use a Glyphs object. -->
<Page
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
>
<StackPanel Background="PowderBlue">
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\TIMES.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "100"
StyleSimulations = "BoldSimulation"
UnicodeString = "Hello World!"
Fill = "Black"
OriginX = "100"
OriginY = "200"
/>
</StackPanel>
</Page>
This example shows how to define other properties of Glyphs objects in XAML.
<!-- The example shows how to use different property settings of Glyphs objects. -->
<Canvas
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Background="PowderBlue"
>
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIAL.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
StyleSimulations = "ItalicSimulation"
UnicodeString = "Hello World!"
Fill = "SteelBlue"
OriginX = "50"
OriginY = "75"
/>
<!-- "Hello World!" with default kerning -->
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIAL.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
UnicodeString = "Hello World!"
Fill = "Maroon"
OriginX = "50"
OriginY = "150"
/>
<!-- "Hello World!" with explicit character widths for proportional font -->
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIAL.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
UnicodeString = "Hello World!"
Indices = ",80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80;,80"
Fill = "Maroon"
OriginX = "50"
OriginY = "225"
/>
<!-- "Hello World!" with fixed-width font -->
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\COUR.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
StyleSimulations = "BoldSimulation"
UnicodeString = "Hello World!"
Fill = "Maroon"
OriginX = "50"
OriginY = "300"
/>
<!-- "Open file" without "fi" ligature -->
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\TIMES.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
StyleSimulations = "BoldSimulation"
UnicodeString = "Open file"
Fill = "SlateGray"
OriginX = "400"
OriginY = "75"
/>
<!-- "Open file" with "fi" ligature -->
<Glyphs
FontUri = "C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\TIMES.TTF"
FontRenderingEmSize = "36"
StyleSimulations = "BoldSimulation"
UnicodeString = "Open file"
Indices = ";;;;;(2:1)191"
Fill = "SlateGray"
OriginX = "400"
OriginY = "150"
/>
</Canvas>
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