# phpman > man > PDF::API2::Resource::Font::BdFont(3pm)

## NAME
    [PDF::API2::Resource::Font::BdFont](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/PDF%3A%3AAPI2%3A%3AResource%3A%3AFont%3A%3ABdFont/markdown) - Module for using bitmapped Fonts.

## SYNOPSIS
        #
        use [PDF::API2](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/PDF%3A%3AAPI2/markdown);
        #
        $pdf = [PDF::API2](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/PDF%3A%3AAPI2/markdown)->new;
        $sft = $pdf->bdfont($file);
        #

## METHODS
    $font = [PDF::API2::Resource::Font::BdFont](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/PDF%3A%3AAPI2%3A%3AResource%3A%3AFont%3A%3ABdFont/markdown)->new $pdf, $font, %options
        Returns a BmpFont object.

        Valid %options are:

        *-encode* ... changes the encoding of the font from its default. See *perl's Encode* for the
        supported values.

        *-pdfname* ... changes the reference-name of the font from its default. The reference-name
        is normally generated automatically and can be retrieved via $pdfname=$font->name.