SheenBidi is a lightweight, fast, and stable implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (UBA). The algorithm is used to correctly display text that mixes left-to-right and right-to-left scripts, such as English with Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, or other bidirectional writing systems.
The library is written in C and is designed for applications that need accurate bidirectional text handling without bringing in a large dependency. It offers a clean API, supports common Unicode encodings, and is suitable for text engines, UI toolkits, games, multimedia software, and other projects that need reliable bidirectional layout support.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm.
- Handles mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text.
- Supports UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32 encodings.
- Lightweight C library with a focus on speed and stability.
- Thread-safe design.
- Object-oriented API.
- Suitable for integration with text rendering engines and UI toolkits.
- Used by open source and commercial software projects.
Website: github.com/Tehreer/SheenBidi
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Developer: Muhammad Tayyab Akram
License: Apache License 2.0
SheenBidi is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| FriBidi | Implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm |
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