PHP | imagettftext() Function

Last Updated : 19 Feb, 2020

The imagettftext() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to write text to the image using TrueType fonts. Syntax:

array imagettftext( resource $image, float $size, float $angle,
         int $x, int $y, int $color, string $fontfile, string $text)

Parameters: This function accept eight parameters as mentioned above and described below:

$image: It specifies the image to be worked upon.
$size: It specifies the font size to use in points.
$angle: It specifies the angle in degrees.
$x: It specifies the x-coordinate.
$y: It specifies the y-coordinate.
$color: It specifies the index of the desired color for the text.
$fontfile: It specifies the font to be used.
$text: It specifies the text to write.

Return Value: This function returns an array on success. Below examples illustrates the imagettftext() function in PHP. Example 1:

php

<?php

// Create an empty image
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(800, 250);

// Add text using a font from local file
$dataArr = imagettftext($im, 0, 0, 10, 10,
        imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 150, 0),
        './Pacifico.ttf', 'GeeksforGeeks');

// Output to browser
print("<pre>" . print_r($dataArr, true) . "</pre>");
?>

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 8
    [1] => 12
    [2] => 18
    [3] => 12
    [4] => 18
    [5] => 7
    [6] => 8
    [7] => 7
)

Example 2:

php

<?php

// Create an empty image
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(800, 250);

// Add text using a font from local file
imagettftext($im, 90, 0, 100, 100, 
            imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 255), 
            './RugeBoogie-Regular.ttf', 'GeeksforGeeks');

// Output to browser
header('Content-Type: image/png');
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>