FcUtf8Len(3)

FcUtf8Len(3) FcUtf8Len(3)

NAME

FcUtf8Len - count UTF-8 encoded chars

SYNOPSIS

#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>

FcBool FcUtf8Len(FcChar8 *src);
(int len);
(int *nchar);
(int *wchar);
.fi

DESCRIPTION

Counts the number of Unicode chars in len bytes of src. Places that count in nchar. wchar contains 1, 2 or 4 depending on the number of bytes needed to hold the largest Unicode char counted. The return value indicates whether src is a well-formed UTF8 string.

05 July 2026 Fontconfig 2.18.1