# How to embed a font from a font symbol

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-a-font-from-a-font-symbol/159508
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**Created:** [August 18, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-a-font-from-a-font-symbol/159508 "2005-08-18T01:25:13Z")
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### Author: ![CayoHueso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-a-font-from-a-font-symbol/159508/1 "2005-08-18T01:25:13Z")

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Hi everybody,

I keep having the same trouble everytime I try to use a font symbol from an external library in a dynamic textfield.

I create the font symbol in my external library, with the options “Export for Actionscript”, “Export for runtime sharing” and Export in first frame" all selected. I also give it an identifier “font1”

I import the font symbol into my main movie, and create the following script for a text format to be use with a textfield.

```auto

 	[left]
var tabText_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
tabText_fmt.color=0x000000
tabText_fmt.font = "font1";
//
dada_txt.embedFonts = true;
dada_txt.text = "Thank You";
dada_txt.setTextFormat(tabText_fmt);[/left]
   
  

```

But when I publish the movie, there is no text in the textfield.

Can anyone please help me? Is there any step that I am missing?

Thanks a lot