java - itext transfers my letters to html letter codes -

i have pdf in user copies text desktop , on submit pdf generated. use itext-2.1.7. since use non standard letter these converted html code character codes. servlet doc use "application/pdf;charset=utf-8".

basefont bf; try {   httpsession session = request.getsession(true);   if (session.getattribute("taxnumber") == null || session.getattribute("email") == null || session.getattribute("password") == null) {     request.setattribute("message", "the user not exist in our database");     request.getrequestdispatcher("/login.jsp").forward(request, response);   }   string title = request.getparameter("doctitle");   string date = request.getparameter("docdate");   string text = request.getparameter("brokerstext");   string[] newdate = date.split("/");   document document = new document(pagesize.a4);   pdfwriter writer = pdfwriter.getinstance(document, response.getoutputstream());   document.open();    document.add(new paragraph(newdate[1] + "/" + newdate[0] + "/" + newdate[2]));   document.add(new paragraph(title));   document.add(new paragraph(text));   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(new lineseparator());   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(new lineseparator());   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(chunk.newline);   document.add(new paragraph("brokers's digital signature clients's digital signature"));    pdfformfield field1 = pdfformfield.createsignature(writer);   field1.setwidget(new rectangle(72, 100, 172, 200), pdfannotation.highlight_invert);   field1.setfieldname("mysig1");   field1.settitle("klijent1");   field1.setflags(pdfannotation.flags_print);   field1.setpage();   pdfappearance tp1 = pdfappearance.createappearance(writer, 72, 48);   tp1.rectangle(0.5f, 0.5f, 71.5f, 47.5f);   tp1.stroke();   field1.setappearance(pdfannotation.appearance_normal, tp1);   writer.addannotation(field1);    pdfformfield field2 = pdfformfield.createsignature(writer);   field2.setwidget(new rectangle(372, 100, 472, 200), pdfannotation.highlight_invert);   field2.setfieldname("mysig2");   field2.settitle("klijent2");   field2.setflags(pdfannotation.flags_print);   field2.setpage();   pdfappearance tp2 = pdfappearance.createappearance(writer, 72, 48);   tp2.rectangle(0.5f, 0.5f, 71.5f, 47.5f);   tp2.stroke();   field2.setappearance(pdfannotation.appearance_normal, tp2);   writer.addannotation(field2);    document.close(); 

i did use

public static final string font = "c:/windows/fonts/segoeui.ttf";    bf = basefont.createfont(font, basefont.identity_h, basefont.embedded); document.add(new paragraph(title,new font(bf, 12))); 

buy putting in other fonts did not text looks "o deponovanim novčanim" transfers "o deponovanim nov&#....." , stackoverflow displays same . in pdf html code of letters . how display right .

please write values of title , text log file plain text. there's 99.9% chance contain same html codes. if do, don't have itext-related problem. instead have servlet problem ;-)