Problem with fonts

[TopMux]

I'm just starting to learn SFML so I don't understand why this code isn't working. As I understand it, the font simply cannot be loaded, which is why the error occurs. I tried everything I could, absolute path, different fonts, different paths, ran as administrator.
Error:

Failed to load font "AtЇE"
arial.ttf HїO╓▓█ПьУ·┤╟Ў∙FфT}ь< ─Ў∙" (failed to create the font face).

Here is the code:

#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

int main()
{
    sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600), "SFML Text");

    sf::Font font;
    if (!font.loadFromFile("arial.ttf")) {
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    sf::Text text("Hello, SFML!", font, 30);
    text.setFillColor(sf::Color::White);
    text.setPosition(200, 300);

    while (window.isOpen())
    {
        sf::Event event;
        while (window.pollEvent(event))
        {
            if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
                window.close();
        }

        window.clear();
        window.draw(text);
        window.display();
    }

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
 

Some additional information: I'm working in Visual Studio 2022 and my operating system is Windows 11

[sandwich hoop]

Are you storing the .ttf in the correct directory? Should be the working one with all your other stuff.

[TopMux]

I copied arial.ttf to all project folders.

[Martin Sand]

You have to copy the .ttf file to the folder from where you start the application as you want to access it from there. You load the font without any directory information, so it tries to access it from the same location.

font.loadFromFile("arial.ttf")

[eXpl0it3r]

You most likely mixed debug and release, thus ending up with different runtime libs, that can cause odd corruptions around strings, due to different ABIs.

When you're building in debug mode, make sure to use the SFML libraries with the -d suffix.
In release mode, use the ones without the -d suffix.

[TopMux]

Thanks for this answer. It finally worked!