Try tu creat PDF document with special characters like 'ąčęėįšųūž' then i creat PDF document i see only 'šž' in document. All this ąčęėįšųūž characters is used in Lithuanian language.

Here is code example:

$message = 'ąčęėįšųūž'; $page->setFont(Zend_Pdf_Font::fontWithName(Zend_Pdf_Font::FONT_HELVETICA), 20); $page->drawText($message, 100, 510, 'UTF-8');

In created documen i see only - 'šž'

So i try include font. Code example:

$message = 'ąčęėįšųūž'; $include_font = Zend_Pdf_Font::fontWithPath('times.ttf'); $page->setFont($include_font, 20); $page->drawText($message, 100, 510, 'UTF-8');

Now in created PDF document i see all his characters which and try - 'ąčęėįšųūž'. Result is good.

So problem is with Zend_Pdf_Font::FONT_HELVETICA. Also try all standard 14 PDF fonts, but rezult is same.