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HarfBuzz

Open source text shaping library

Softwaresoftware library free software text shaping engineQ4119352

Developer: Behdad Esfahbod
, Khaled Hosny
Latest version: 14.6.0
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1.“Release 14.6.0 · harfbuzz/harfbuzz”github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/14.6.0Retrieved 2026-10-06
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, 1.3.0
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1.github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/blob/master/NEWS
2.“Release 1.3.0”github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/1.3.0Retrieved 2018-03-13
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, 1.3.2
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1.“Release 1.3.2”github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/1.3.2Retrieved 2018-03-13
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Written in: C++
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1.openhub.net/p/harfbuzz/analyses/latest/languages_summary
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, C
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1.openhub.net/p/harfbuzz/analyses/latest/languages_summary
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License: MIT License
Operating system: Unix-like operating system
Website: harfbuzz.github.io
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1.github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz
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HarfBuzz is an open-source text shaping engine written in C++. Text shaping is the process of converting a sequence of Unicode code points into the correct glyph identifiers and precise positions needed to render text on screen or in print. For scripts where characters change shape depending on their neighbours, text shaping ensures that the right glyph forms are selected and joined correctly. Without it, text renderers would display raw disconnected code points rather than readable words.

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Software quality assurance: continuous integration archive url: travis-ci.org · described at url: github.com
continuous integration archive url: ci.appveyor.com · described at url: github.com
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Copyright status: copyrighted
Named after: OpenType language: Persian
Has use: text shaping
Maintained by: Khaled Hosny
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1.behdad.org/text2024/#:~:text=the%20current%20maintainer%20of%20HarfBuzz
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