Why does text to PDF say my characters are not supported?

The PDF is written with the standard built-in fonts, which cover Latin letters, accents and common punctuation. Characters outside that set, such as Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic or emoji, are listed in the error so you can remove them and try again.

Can I make a landscape PDF or use another page size?

There are two page sizes, A4 and Letter, and the pages are always portrait. Choose Letter for US documents and A4 elsewhere, using the page size buttons above the editor before you generate.

Does the font size change my headings too?

No. The slider scales the body text. Headings and code blocks keep their own fixed sizes, so a larger body size makes the gap to the headings smaller.

Is the text I type sent to a server?

No. The page is typeset and the PDF is built inside your browser tab, so your text is not uploaded. Saving the finished document.pdf is the only step that involves an account.

Text to PDF

Convert plain text to a downloadable PDF.

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About Text to PDF

Sometimes you need a tidy PDF from words you just wrote or pasted, without opening a word processor. Type into the editor, format headings, lists, code blocks and links from the toolbar, then choose A4 or Letter and a body font size. The tool lays the formatted text onto pages and breaks it across as many as it needs. Because the PDF uses its built-in fonts, only Latin characters are supported.

Features

Toolbar for headings, bullet and numbered lists, code blocks and links
Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and inline code
Body font size slider from 8pt to 24pt
A4 or Letter pages with automatic page breaks
The PDF is generated in your browser, so typed text is not sent to a server

Limitations

Only Latin characters are supported. Text with CJK, Arabic, Cyrillic or emoji characters is rejected with a list of the characters to remove.
The font size slider sets body text; headings and code keep their own sizes.
Downloading the PDF needs a free account.

How it works

Set the body font size with the slider and choose A4 or Letter as the page size.
Type or paste your text into the editor and format it with the toolbar.
Select Generate PDF.
Select Download PDF to save the file as document.pdf.

Frequently asked questions

: The PDF is written with the standard built-in fonts, which cover Latin letters, accents and common punctuation. Characters outside that set, such as Chinese, Arabic, Cyrillic or emoji, are listed in the error so you can remove them and try again.
: There are two page sizes, A4 and Letter, and the pages are always portrait. Choose Letter for US documents and A4 elsewhere, using the page size buttons above the editor before you generate.
: No. The slider scales the body text. Headings and code blocks keep their own fixed sizes, so a larger body size makes the gap to the headings smaller.
: No. The page is typeset and the PDF is built inside your browser tab, so your text is not uploaded. Saving the finished document.pdf is the only step that involves an account.