Pango
| Pango | |
|---|---|
Pango name written as intended, Greek pan (παν, "all") and Japanese go (語, "language") | |
| Original authors | Owen Taylor Raph Levien |
| Developer | Behdad Esfahbod |
| Initial release | 11 July 1999 |
| Stable release | 1.57.0
/ 25 August 2025 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, Other |
| Type | Software development library |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
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.
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.
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".