By default, the Specify Report Runner works with the following fonts:
- SansSerif
- Serif
- Monospaced
If the report runner service lacks a report’s fonts, it will use built-in PDF fonts, which may lead to appearance discrepancies or text overflow issues.
To provide fonts, add a font extension jar to src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/lib/ before compiling.
Adding Fonts
Specify Cloud users already have access to these fonts!
For full compatibility with existing Specify reports or to extend the range of supported fonts, you can install this jar file in your report runner.
Download: report-fonts.jar
Included Fonts:
- Arial
- SansSerif
- Arial Narrow
- Calibri
- Copperplate Gothic Light
- Baskerville Old Face
- Franklin Gothic Demi Cond
- Garamond
- Georgia
- Lucida Fax
- Lucida Sans
- Palatino Linotype
- Times New Roman
- Trebuchet MS
- Verdana
- Detailed instructions on creating the font extension file are available at JavaSkeleton. Include variants (italic, bold, etc.) for each font following the iReport instructions.
- When using a Docker container, mount the font extension jar into the container by specifying a volume directive:
docker run -p 8080 --name report-runner -d -v ./report-fonts.jar:/var/lib/jetty/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/report- fonts.jar specifyconsortium/report-runner
Font Availability Issues
If encountering font availability problems in reports or labels, you may see a “JRFontNotFoundException” error. Make sure required fonts are included by following the instructions above.
Error Example:
HTTP ERROR 500 net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRFontNotFoundException: Font "DejaVu Sans" is not available to the JVM. See the Javadoc for more details.
Additional Resources
- Refer to the fonts section on GitHub for more information about handling fonts.