PHP | imagefttext() Function

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The imagefttext() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used write text to the image using fonts using FreeType 2.

Syntax:

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

Parameters: This function accept nine 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.
$extrainfo (Optional): It specifies the extra information.

Return Value: This function returns an array on success.

Below examples illustrates the imagefttext() function in PHP.

Example 1:

<?php 
  
// Create an empty image 
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(800, 250); 
  
// Add text using a font from local file 
$dataArr = imagefttext($im, 0, 0, 10, 10,  
                       imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 150, 0),  
                       './Pacifico.ttf', 'zambiatek'); 
  
// 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
)

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create an empty image 
$im = imagecreatetruecolor(800, 250); 
  
// Add text using a font from local file 
imagefttext($im, 50, 0, 100, 100,  
            imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 150, 0),  
            './Pacifico.ttf', 'zambiatek'); 
  
// Output to browser 
header('Content-Type: image/png'); 
imagepng($im); 
imagedestroy($im); 
?> 