Java AWT Graphics2D drawString method does not work with arabic text

Question

I have a requirement to draw using the method .drawString from Graphics2D (java.awt) a text in arabic. But when I use the method using the following code it will just show a bunch of empty squares

BufferedImage bufferedImage = new BufferedImage(imageWidth, imageHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics2D graphics = bufferedImage.createGraphics();
graphics.drawString("مرحبا هذا نص عربي",
                        xStartText, endY + smallRectHeight);

The resulted output

Can somebody help? I've search for code snippets to solve this problem but I could not find anything out there?

@Berto99 I recently faced this problem too, unfornunately could not solve it yet. But I tried encoding the text in UTF-8 and it did not solve the issue. — Triple3XH, Jun 02 '21 at 18:01
@Triple3XH have you tried using the encoded string instead of the "original" one? for example using https://www.browserling.com/tools/utf8-encode — Alberto Sinigaglia, Jun 02 '21 at 18:02
maybe try `graphics.setFont(new Font("Arial", Font.PLAIN, 24));` or with any font that can display that characters - posted code worked perfectly for me (Java 16, default "Dialog" or "Monospaced" or "Aria" fonts) — , Jun 02 '21 at 18:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '21 at 08:17

Unless supplying a font (with the app.) that can support Arabic characters, best to find a suitable font at run-time.

I supplied Noto Sans Arabic as a font ..

Supplying the font is the most robust solution IMO. A couple of tips: See also the accepted answer to How do you import a font? & note the font will become an embedded resource by the time the app. is deployed. The info page for embedded resources provides tips on how to get a URL pointing to the font.

.. and it worked as desired.

Glad you got it sorted.

Java AWT Graphics2D drawString method does not work with arabic text

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