# Supported Fonts in PDF Format

Salesforce PDF rendering supports a limited set of `font-family` values.

These rules apply to server-side PDF rendering. Browser output can differ.

### Supported `font-family` values

| Typeface         | Supported `font-family` values                      |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Arial Unicode MS | `Arial Unicode MS`                                  |
| Helvetica family | `sans-serif`, `SansSerif`, `Dialog`                 |
| Times family     | `serif`, `Times`                                    |
| Courier family   | `monospace`, `Courier`, `Monospaced`, `DialogInput` |

### Fallback behavior

If you use a value that is not listed here, PDF output falls back to `Times`.

For example, `Helvetica` is not a supported `font-family` value in Salesforce PDF rendering.

Use `sans-serif` instead.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If PDF output does not use the font you expect, check the exact `font-family` value first.
{% endhint %}

### Multibyte character support

`Arial Unicode MS` is the only multibyte font available in Salesforce PDF rendering.

Use it when your document includes characters from languages that do not use the Latin character set.

`Arial Unicode MS` does not support bold or italic styling in this PDF rendering context.

For guidance on that limitation, read [Bold and Italics with Unicode Fonts In PDF](/sdocs/template-architecture/document-formats/pdf-templates/bold-and-italics-with-unicode-fonts-in-pdf.md).

### Web font support

Web fonts are not supported when a page is rendered as a PDF file.

### Related resources

* Review [PDF Rendering Considerations](/sdocs/template-architecture/document-formats/pdf-templates/pdf-rendering-considerations.md) for broader PDF rendering limits.
* Review [How to Handle International Characters](/sdocs/template-architecture/template-settings/document-options-tab/how-to-handle-international-characters.md) for Unicode setup guidance.
* Review Salesforce's [supported PDF fonts reference](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_output_pdf_supported_fonts.htm).
* Review Salesforce's [PDF rendering considerations](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/pages_output_pdf_considerations.htm).


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