Merge pull request #731 from vlio20/master

adding information about font subset
Hopding · Jan 9, 2021 · 9da3431 · 9da3431
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@@ -1137,6 +1137,12 @@ Error: WinAnsi cannot encode "Ω" (0x03a9)
     at Encoding.encodeUnicodeCodePoint
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+Embedding a font into the pdf file might increase its size of the file, in order to avoid this you could just subset the needed characters. You can achive exactly this by embedding your custom font in the following way:  
+
+```js
+  await pdfDoc.embedFont(fontBytes, { subset: true});
+```
+
 ## Creating and Filling Forms
 
 `pdf-lib` can create, fill, and read PDF form fields. The following field types are supported: