Part I. User's manual

Table of Contents

What is Harfbuzz?

Why do I need it?

Why is it called Harfbuzz?

Install Harfbuzz

Download

Building

Hello, Harfbuzz

What Harfbuzz doesn't do

Buffers, language, script and direction

Creating and destroying buffers

Adding text to the buffer

Setting buffer properties

What about the other scripts?

Customizing Unicode functions

Fonts and faces

Using FreeType

Using Harfbuzz's native OpenType implementation

Using your own font functions

Shaping and shape plans

OpenType features

Plans and caching