Pango

Pango (stylized as Παν語) is a text layout engine library which works with HarfBuzz shaping engine for displaying multi-language text. Full-function rendering of text and cross-platform support is had when Pango is used with platform APIs or 3rd 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. Indeed, the Cairo documentation recommends Pango be used to "render" text rather than Cairo for all but the simplest text "rendering".

The name pango comes from Greek pan (παν, "all") and Japanese go (語, "language").

Support for OpenType features

Pango 1.17 and newer support the locl feature tag that allows alternate glyphs to be used for the same Unicode code point. Assuming you have Verdana version 5.01 installed, which supports the locl feature for the latn/ROM (Romanian) script, a quick demonstration (on Linux) is:

Pango (disambiguation)

Pango in computing is a library for rendering internationalized texts.

Pango may also refer to:

See also

Pango, Vanuatu

Pango is a community located in the south-eastern part of Efate, Vanuatu.

The name Pango was given by early Samoan missionaries who arrived in the 1840s.

Population

Pango village has a population of not more than 208 since 1867 which later increased to 2,000 as of 2011. It has 1600 Registered Voters.