Unicode Showcase Sample

Overview

The Unicode Showcase sample demonstrates:

• Unicode support — full UTF-8 character support
• Multi-language content — various scripts and languages
• Right-to-left (RTL) text — Arabic, Hebrew support
• Special characters — symbols, emojis, diacritics
• Encoding — proper character encoding handling
• Mixed content — blending multiple languages and scripts

Key Features Demonstrated

1. Basic Unicode Text

col.Item().Text("Hello World - English").FontSize(12).Bold();
col.Item().Text("Hola Mundo - Español").FontSize(12).Bold();
col.Item().Text("Bonjour le Monde - Français").FontSize(12).Bold();
col.Item().Text("Hallo Welt - Deutsch").FontSize(12).Bold();
col.Item().Text("Ciao Mondo - Italiano").FontSize(12).Bold();

2. Non-Latin Scripts

col.Item().PaddingTop(8)
    .Text("Cyrillic: Привет мир").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Greek: Γεια σας κόσμε").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Japanese: こんにちは世界").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Chinese: 你好世界").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Korean: 안녕하세요 세계").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Thai: สวัสดี").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Arabic: مرحبا بالعالم").FontSize(12).Bold();

col.Item().Text("Hebrew: שלום עולם").FontSize(12).Bold();

3. Special Characters and Symbols

col.Item().Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("Copyright: ©  ");
    t.Span("Registered: ®  ");
    t.Span("Trademark: ™  ");
    t.Span("Degree: °  ");
    t.Span("Plus/Minus: ±  ");
    t.Span("Multiplication: ×  ");
    t.Span("Division: ÷");
}).FontSize(12);

col.Item().PaddingTop(8).Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("Arrows: ← → ↑ ↓ ↔ ↕  ");
    t.Span("Math: ∞ ∑ √ ∫  ");
    t.Span("Bullets: • ◦ ▪ ■  ");
    t.Span("Shapes: ◆ ● ■ ▲");
}).FontSize(12);

4. Diacritical Marks

col.Item().PaddingTop(8).Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("French accents: é è ê ë ç");
    t.Span("  ");
    t.Span("German umlauts: ä ö ü ß");
}).FontSize(12);

col.Item().Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("Spanish: ¿ ¡ á í ó ú ñ");
}).FontSize(12);

col.Item().Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("Combining diacritics: a̅ e̊ i̇ o̧ u̇");
}).FontSize(12);

5. Right-to-Left (RTL) Text

col.Item().PaddingTop(12).Text("RIGHT-TO-LEFT SCRIPTS").Bold().FontSize(12);

col.Item().Text("Arabic: النص العربي يكتب من اليمين إلى اليسار")
    .FontSize(11);

col.Item().Text("Hebrew: הטקסט העברי כתוב מימין לשמאל")
    .FontSize(11);

col.Item().Text("Urdu: اردو کا متن دائیں سے بائیں طرف لکھا جاتا ہے")
    .FontSize(11);

6. Mixed Content

col.Item().PaddingTop(12).Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("English ").FontSize(12);
    t.Span("(English) ").FontSize(11).Italic();
    t.Span("日本語 ").FontSize(12);
    t.Span("(Japanese) ").FontSize(11).Italic();
    t.Span("한글 ").FontSize(12);
    t.Span("(Korean)").FontSize(11).Italic();
}).Bold();

col.Item().PaddingTop(6).Text(
    "Price: USD $100 | EUR €85 | GBP £75 | JPY ¥10,000 | CHF ₣95")
    .FontSize(11);

col.Item().Text(
    "Contact: name@domain.com | Tel: +1 (555) 123-4567")
    .FontSize(11);

7. Currency Symbols

col.Item().PaddingTop(8).Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("USD: $100  ");
    t.Span("EUR: €85  ");
    t.Span("GBP: £75  ");
    t.Span("JPY: ¥10000  ");
    t.Span("CHF: ₣95  ");
    t.Span("INR: ₹5000  ");
    t.Span("CNY: ¥600  ");
    t.Span("RUB: ₽7000");
}).FontSize(12);

8. Quotation Marks Variations

col.Item().PaddingTop(8).Text(t =>
{
    t.Span("English: "Hello"  ");
    t.Span("French: « Hello »  ");
    t.Span("German: „Hello"  ");
    t.Span("Spanish: «Hello»");
}).FontSize(11);

Unicode Categories

Scripts Supported

Special Character Categories

• Math symbols — ∞, ∑, √, ∫
• Currency — $, €, £, ¥, ₹
• Arrows — →, ←, ↑, ↓
• Geometric shapes — ●, ■, ▲, ◆
• Typographic — •, –, —, …

Best Practices

1. Font selection — Use Unicode-compatible fonts
2. Encoding — Always use UTF-8 encoding
3. Testing — Test with various languages
4. Alignment — RTL text needs special handling
5. Mixed content — Test blending multiple scripts
6. Fallback fonts — Plan for missing glyphs

Use Cases

Perfect for:

• International documents — multi-language PDFs
• Global communications — multilingual materials
• Academic papers — citations in various languages
• Financial reports — multi-currency pricing
• Educational materials — language learning resources
• Technical documentation — code with international comments

What You'll Learn

1. Unicode text — UTF-8 support and encoding
2. Multi-language support — various scripts
3. Special characters — symbols and diacritics
4. RTL text — right-to-left script handling
5. Mixed content — blending multiple languages
6. Currency symbols — international pricing
7. Character encoding — proper handling

Encoding Details

• UTF-8 — Full Unicode support
• Character encoding — Automatic handling
• Font fallback — Graceful degradation
• Normalization — Proper text handling

File Output

Generates: 11_unicode_showcase.pdf

Creates a comprehensive Unicode showcase demonstrating support for multiple languages, scripts, and special characters suitable for international communications and documentation.