We have released font for new Saudi Riyal Symbol - Here we explain how to use it in ERPNext

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If you are using windows or Mac, you can download the font from this link https://cloud.erpgulf.com/files/Claudion.ttf

(⃀ U+20C0) is the code. You can add that code to a key-shortcut on Windows or mac for easy use.

To setup up Frappe ERPNext server, please follow the below steps.

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cd /usr/share/fonts/

sudo mkdir saudi

wget https://cloud.erpgulf.com/files/Claudion.ttf

sudo fc-cache -f -v

You can test the font by typing following command

echo -e “\u20C0”

You will get ⃀ as output

That’s all for the installation

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Hello,
I have installed the font on ERPNext server and also on my local system. out put test on both is correct. but when I entered currentcy copy and paste from the word symbol I received
output as ⃀ on the currency doctype.

I belive it has some setting to be with browser as on terminal and on local system word file the output is correct. Please check the attached photo for reference
Font
Currency
SaudiRiyal

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Try this

**How to Unicode characters on MACbook

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.

Search for “U+20C0”

If the symbol appears, click it to insert.

On windows * Open Run (Win+R), type charmap into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Character Map.

  • In the Font drop box menu, select the font you want to view the characters that are available it.

**How to use Unicode characters on Windows

Type 20C0.

Press Alt + X.

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I have done this step earlier as well. when copying the symbol to currency doctype I received output as ⃀ while on other text box whether word,gmail etc… I received output as correct currency symbol.

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Try with other browser or computer .

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I tried on multiple system and browser but it is showing same result. I have shared a a video about.

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Hi,
Please confirm if it’ll work on grids also?
Like general ledgers, reports (salary registers etc.)

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will work wherever its using Currency symbol.

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Thanks for the quick response.
It’s working fine as you shared the screenshot but can you please confirm the Print Out (by PDF or Print as PDF) the Trial Balance or Salary Register.

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Trial balance, both print and PDF will work. ONly thing is you have to install font on your Linux server properly as per our documentation.

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Appreciate if you shared a video on your youtube channel, As claudion font when copy to currency doc type it shows as ⃀ not as actual currency symbol. I have shared the video on your email please check it.

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I agree with @IndieERP and we’re facing the similar issues.
First it was not showing, then when the font was copied to usr/share/fonts the ERPNext stops working, don’t know why. It starts working when the font is removed from the folder.

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I am able to view FONT sucessfully both on server and on end user also.
for end user
go to browser ,setting and in the customise font select claudion. then you can able to view the SAUDI riyal logo

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@IndieERP Can you please elaborate what you mean by browser setting?
Do you mean browser setting of my chrome or erpnext?

I followed all the steps but the symbol is still being shown as ‘⃀’.
@Support-at-ERPgulf I think the font is installed but not applied, some steps are missing to apply fonts.

Console:

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Here it looks like a conflict in Unicode. Some other symbol appear on same code.
Install the latest font file ( https://cloud.erpgulf.com/files/Claudion.ttf ) , and try any of these code (⃀ U+20C0 , U+E900 , U+FDFC ) .
Becuase of conflicts, we have added 2 more unicodes.

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It’s still having the same issues.
After installing the fonts in /usr/share/fonts, are you sure we don’t have to do anything in erpnext/frappe css to apply fonts?
Because I see no difference with installed and not installed fonts.

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ON this command ( sudo fc-cache -f -v ) , can you see 1 Font installed on response for the respective folder ???

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Yes the font is installed as you can see by command “sudo fc-list”:

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I recently installed a font on the server, but I noticed a rendering issue on my local machine where a square appears instead of the logo. After installing the same font on my local machine, the symbol displays correctly on PDF and print format but not on general ledgers, reports and salary registers etc.

  • Does the font need to be installed on both the server and the client for it to work properly?
  • Does every ERP user need to install the font on their local machine for it to display correctly?
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  • Does the font need to be installed on both the server and the client for it to work properly?
    Yes. Install it on server for PDF rendering and other related things
  • Does every ERP user need to install the font on their local machine for it to display correctly?
    Yes. Without font on client computer, it will not display on screen
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