Use different weights of a custom font?

Question

I have an asp.net application, and I am using a custom font, however I need to use both the bold version and the light version of the font. They are both from the same font family. I am adding them like this:

protected PrivateFontCollection pfc = new PrivateFontCollection();

pfc.AddFontFile(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(@"~\Content\Fonts\Exo-Bold.ttf"));
pfc.AddFontFile(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(@"~\Content\Fonts\Exo-Light.ttf"));

Font questionFont = new Font(pfc.Families[0], 32, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.World);

Although I am adding two font files, there is only one item in the Families array of pfc, therefore everything gets printed bold no matter what FontStyle I specify. How can I use both of the files I have added, and how can I make some things bold and some things light?

Answer 1

There should be no need to add the same font twice with different styles. Most fonts support multiple styles. The below works fine when adding only something like Arial.ttf .

Font regularFont = new Font(pfc.Families[0], 32, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.World);
Font boldFont = new Font(pfc.Families[0], 32, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.World);