 Pango name written as intended, Greek pan (παν, "all") and Japanese go (語, "language") | |
| Original author(s) | Owen Taylor[1] Raph Levien |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Behdad Esfahbod |
| Initial release | 11 July 1999[2] |
| Stable release | 1.54.0[3] 
/ 9 June 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, Other |
| Type | Software development library |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | www |
Pango (stylized as Παν語) is a text (i.e. glyph) layout engine library which works with the HarfBuzz shaping engine for displaying multi-language text.[4]
Full-function rendering of text and cross-platform support is achieved when Pango is used with platform APIs or third-party libraries, such as Uniscribe and FreeType, as text rendering backends. Pango-processed text will appear similar under different operating systems.[clarification needed]
Pango is a special-purpose library for text and not a general-purpose graphics rendering library such as Cairo, with which Pango can be used. The Cairo documentation recommends Pango be used to "render" text rather than Cairo for all but the simplest text "rendering".[5]
- ^ Interview: Red Hat's Owen Taylor on GTK+, also known for his contributions on Pango., by Eugenia Loli, 19th Dec 2003
- ^ Pango, Made version 0.2, Owen Taylor, redhat.com
- ^ "1.54". 9 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Pango website". Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Cairo: A Vector Graphics Library: text". Retrieved 27 November 2015.