Fontconfig
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Fontconfig (or fontconfig) is a free software[6] program library designed to provide configuration, enumeration and substitution of fonts to other programs. Fontconfig was originally written and maintained by Keith Packard, and is currently maintained by Behdad Esfahbod.[7]
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Quick Facts Original author(s), Initial release ...
Original author(s) | Keith Packard |
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Initial release | 18 December 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-18)[1][2] |
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Written in | C |
Operating system | Unix-like systems |
Type | Font handling library |
License | MIT[5] |
Website | fontconfig |
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Fontconfig is typically used on graphical Linux (and other Unix-like) desktops, such as Xorg and Wayland, where it remains an important part of handling fonts.[8] However, it is also sometimes used on other platforms, notably including Windows versions of software that use Pango for laying out and rendering text, such as GIMP.[9]