You need to embed the font as Base64. Use a tool or run this in Node:
// Write Khmer text doc.setFontSize(16); doc.text("សួស្តី ពិភពលោក!", 10, 20); // Hello World! javascript khmer pdf
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer'); async function generateKhmerPDF(htmlContent, outputPath) const browser = await puppeteer.launch(); const page = await browser.newPage(); You need to embed the font as Base64
npm install jspdf
pdfMake.createPdf(docDefinition).download('khmer-report.pdf'); However, for developers working with the Khmer language
Generating PDFs directly from a web browser is a powerful feature for any web application. However, for developers working with the Khmer language (ភាសាខ្មែរ), this task comes with a unique set of challenges. The main issue? Standard JavaScript PDF libraries often fail to render complex Khmer Unicode text correctly, resulting in broken, reversed, or completely missing characters.
As Khmer Unicode support improves across browsers and libraries, we can expect better native solutions. Until then, understanding the shaping problem and choosing the right tool will save you hours of debugging broken characters. Have you successfully generated Khmer PDFs? Share your experience or library recommendations in the comments below!