diff --git a/backend/includes/WhatsApp.php b/backend/includes/WhatsApp.php
index ccb8719..8ede06e 100644
--- a/backend/includes/WhatsApp.php
+++ b/backend/includes/WhatsApp.php
@@ -99,13 +99,54 @@ class WhatsAppClient {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure the TTF fonts exist in the backend/fonts directory.
+     * If they don't, try to download them.
+     */
+    private static function ensureFontsExist() {
+        $fontDir = __DIR__ . '/../fonts';
+        if (!is_dir($fontDir)) {
+            @mkdir($fontDir, 0755, true);
+        }
+
+        $fonts = [
+            'Roboto-Bold.ttf' => 'https://github.com/google/fonts/raw/main/apache/roboto/static/Roboto-Bold.ttf',
+            'CourierPrime-Bold.ttf' => 'https://github.com/google/fonts/raw/main/ofl/courierprime/CourierPrime-Bold.ttf'
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($fonts as $filename => $url) {
+            $path = $fontDir . '/' . $filename;
+            if (!file_exists($path) || @filesize($path) < 1000) {
+                // Try file_get_contents first
+                $content = @file_get_contents($url);
+                if ($content !== false && strlen($content) > 1000) {
+                    @file_put_contents($path, $content);
+                } elseif (function_exists('curl_init')) {
+                    $ch = curl_init($url);
+                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
+                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
+                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 15);
+                    $content = curl_exec($ch);
+                    curl_close($ch);
+                    if ($content && strlen($content) > 1000) {
+                        @file_put_contents($path, $content);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate dynamic base64-encoded image containing OTP code using GD library.
      *
-     * @param string $otp 4-digit OTP code
+     * @param string $otp 3-digit OTP code
      * @return string Base64 encoded PNG image
      */
     public static function generateOtpImageBase64($otp) {
+        // Ensure fonts exist (downloads them if missing)
+        self::ensureFontsExist();
+
         // Create a 300x100 image
         $im = imagecreatetruecolor(300, 100);
         if (!$im) {
@@ -116,41 +157,75 @@ class WhatsAppClient {
         $bgColor = imagecolorallocate($im, 240, 244, 248); // Soft grey-blue
         $textColor = imagecolorallocate($im, 33, 37, 41);   // Dark charcoal
         $noiseColor = imagecolorallocate($im, 200, 210, 220); // Light noise
+        $otpFg = imagecolorallocate($im, 13, 110, 253);      // Royal blue for OTP
 
         // Fill background
         imagefill($im, 0, 0, $bgColor);
 
-        // --- 1. Draw Big OTP Text by Scaling ---
-        // Create a small image for the OTP
-        $otpWidth = 45; // 3 chars * 15px width roughly
-        $otpHeight = 20;
-        $otpIm = imagecreatetruecolor($otpWidth, $otpHeight);
-        $otpBg = imagecolorallocate($otpIm, 240, 244, 248);
-        $otpFg = imagecolorallocate($otpIm, 13, 110, 253);
-        imagefill($otpIm, 0, 0, $otpBg);
-        
-        $chars = str_split($otp);
-        $x = 2;
-        foreach ($chars as $char) {
-            $y = random_int(0, 5); // Slight vertical jitter
-            imagestring($otpIm, 5, $x, $y, $char, $otpFg);
-            $x += 14; // Font 5 width is approx 9px, leaving some space
+        // --- 1. Check if TTF is available and fonts are loaded ---
+        $useTtf = false;
+        $availableFonts = [];
+        if (function_exists('imagettftext')) {
+            $fontDir = __DIR__ . '/../fonts';
+            if (file_exists($fontDir . '/Roboto-Bold.ttf') && @filesize($fontDir . '/Roboto-Bold.ttf') > 1000) {
+                $availableFonts[] = $fontDir . '/Roboto-Bold.ttf';
+            }
+            if (file_exists($fontDir . '/CourierPrime-Bold.ttf') && @filesize($fontDir . '/CourierPrime-Bold.ttf') > 1000) {
+                $availableFonts[] = $fontDir . '/CourierPrime-Bold.ttf';
+            }
+            if (!empty($availableFonts)) {
+                $useTtf = true;
+            }
         }
 
-        // Scale it up by 3x onto the main image
-        $scale = 3;
-        $dstWidth = $otpWidth * $scale;
-        $dstHeight = $otpHeight * $scale;
-        
-        // Place it randomly in the bottom right-ish area
-        $dstX = random_int(80, 150);
-        $dstY = random_int(30, 40);
-        
-        imagecopyresampled($im, $otpIm, $dstX, $dstY, 0, 0, $dstWidth, $dstHeight, $otpWidth, $otpHeight);
-        imagedestroy($otpIm);
+        $chars = str_split($otp);
+
+        if ($useTtf) {
+            // Render smooth OTP using TTF fonts
+            // Center the text block roughly. A 3-digit OTP with size 30px needs ~120px width.
+            $startX = random_int(85, 115);
+            $yBase = 65; // Baseline of TTF text
+            
+            foreach ($chars as $char) {
+                // Alternating / random font selection per digit
+                $fontFile = $availableFonts[array_rand($availableFonts)];
+                $angle = random_int(-15, 15); // Dynamic tilts to thwart OCR
+                $size = random_int(28, 34);   // Dynamic size
+                $yOffset = random_int(-6, 6); // Vertical jitter
+                
+                // Draw character
+                imagettftext($im, $size, $angle, $startX, $yBase + $yOffset, $otpFg, $fontFile, $char);
+                $startX += 42; // Spacing to next char (larger spacing to handle angle/size variations)
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Fallback: draw scaled bitmap fonts if TTF not supported
+            $otpWidth = 45; // 3 chars * 15px width roughly
+            $otpHeight = 20;
+            $otpIm = imagecreatetruecolor($otpWidth, $otpHeight);
+            $otpBg = imagecolorallocate($otpIm, 240, 244, 248);
+            $otpFgTemp = imagecolorallocate($otpIm, 13, 110, 253);
+            imagefill($otpIm, 0, 0, $otpBg);
+            
+            $x = 2;
+            foreach ($chars as $char) {
+                $y = random_int(0, 5); // Slight vertical jitter
+                imagestring($otpIm, 5, $x, $y, $char, $otpFgTemp);
+                $x += 14;
+            }
+
+            // Scale it up by 3x onto the main image
+            $scale = 3;
+            $dstWidth = $otpWidth * $scale;
+            $dstHeight = $otpHeight * $scale;
+            
+            $dstX = random_int(80, 140);
+            $dstY = random_int(30, 40);
+            
+            imagecopyresampled($im, $otpIm, $dstX, $dstY, 0, 0, $dstWidth, $dstHeight, $otpWidth, $otpHeight);
+            imagedestroy($otpIm);
+        }
 
         // --- 2. Add Background Noise (Lines & Dots) ---
-        // Drawing noise *after* the OTP helps to obstruct it slightly from OCR
         for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
             imageline($im, random_int(0, 300), random_int(0, 100), random_int(0, 300), random_int(0, 100), $noiseColor);
         }
@@ -188,3 +263,4 @@ class WhatsAppClient {
         return base64_encode($imageData);
     }
 }
+