---
name: "PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-pdf-api2"
version: "2.048-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont"
---

# PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont(3pm)

Module for creating synthetic Fonts.

## NAME

PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont - Module for creating synthetic Fonts.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $pdf = PDF::API2->new();
    my $base_font = $pdf->font('Helvetica');
    # Create a condensed synthetic font
    my $condensed = $pdf->synthetic_font($base_font, hscale => 80);
    # Compare the two fonts
    my $text = $pdf->page->text();
    $text->font($base_font, 18);
    $text->distance(72, 720);
    $text->text('Hello World!');
    $text->font($condensed, 18);
    $text->distance(0, -36);
    $text->text('Hello World!');
    $pdf->save('sample.pdf');
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module allows you to create a custom font based on an existing font, adjusting the scale, stroke thickness, angle, and other properties of each glyph.

## FONT OPTIONS

### hscale

A percentage to condense (less than 100) or expand (greater than 100) the glyphs horizontally.

### angle

A number of degrees to lean the glyphs to the left (negative angle) or to the right (positive angle).

### bold

A stroke width, in thousandths of a text unit, to add to the glyph's outline, creating a bold effect.

### smallcaps

Set to true to replace lower-case characters with small versions of their upper-case glyphs.

### space

Additional space, in thousandths of a text unit, to add between glyphs.