How to Add Screenshots with Webfont Support

Learn how to take screenshots of websites with webfont support, also known as double-byte characters or double-byte fonts. Webfonts are fonts that are downloaded from the web and can display characters from different languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.

Supported Region

Ensure that you use one of the following region parameters for webfont support for double-byte characters.

  • &region=premium-us for USA
  • &region=premium-eu for Europe
  • &region=premium-jp for Asia

Website Screenshots Example with Chinese Characters

The example below shows a screenshot of the New York Times using Chinese characters:

// Line breaks added for readability https://api.addscreenshots.com/screenshots
?apikey=
YOUR_API_KEY
&region=premium-us
&url=https://cn.nytimes.com/

Website screenshot with Chinese characters

Website Screenshot without Language Support

Below is an example of taking a screenshot of the Chinese edition of the New York Times when the wrong region is used.

Website screenshot with language characters

Website Screenshot with Arabic Characters

Website screenshot with Arabic characters