Font

class Font

Font controls options applied when drawing and measuring text.

Classes

Edging

Whether edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.

Methods

`__init__`	Overloaded function.
`countText`	Returns number of glyphs represented by text.
`dump`	Dumps fields of the font to SkDebugf.
`getBounds`	Retrieves the bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
`getEdging`	Whether edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.
`getHinting`	Returns level of glyph outline adjustment.
`getMetrics`	Returns `FontMetrics` associated with `Typeface`.
`getPath`	Modifies path to be the outline of the glyph.
`getPaths`	Returns path corresponding to glyph array.
`getPos`	Retrieves the positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin.
`getScaleX`	Returns text scale on x-axis.
`getSize`	Returns text size in points.
`getSkewX`	Returns text skew on x-axis.
`getSpacing`	Returns the recommended spacing between lines: the sum of metrics descent, ascent, and leading.
`getTypeface`	Returns `Typeface` if set, or nullptr.
`getTypefaceOrDefault`	Returns `Typeface` if set, or the default typeface.
`getWidths`	Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
`getWidthsBounds`	Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
`getXPos`	Retrieves the x-positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin.
`isBaselineSnap`	Returns true if baselines will be snapped to pixel positions when the current transformation matrix is axis aligned.
`isEmbeddedBitmaps`	Returns true if font engine may return glyphs from font bitmaps instead of from outlines.
`isEmbolden`	Returns true if bold is approximated by increasing the stroke width when creating glyph bitmaps from outlines.
`isForceAutoHinting`	If true, instructs the font manager to always hint glyphs.
`isLinearMetrics`	Returns true if font and glyph metrics are requested to be linearly scalable.
`isSubpixel`	Returns true if glyphs may be drawn at sub-pixel offsets.
`makeWithSize`	Returns a font with the same attributes of this font, but with the specified size.
`measureText`	Returns the advance width of text.
`refTypeface`	Increases `Typeface` `RefCnt` by one.
`refTypefaceOrDefault`	Increases `Typeface` `RefCnt` by one.
`setBaselineSnap`	Requests that baselines be snapped to pixels when the current transformation matrix is axis aligned.
`setEdging`	Requests, but does not require, that edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.
`setEmbeddedBitmaps`	Requests, but does not require, to use bitmaps in fonts instead of outlines.
`setEmbolden`	Increases stroke width when creating glyph bitmaps to approximate a bold typeface.
`setForceAutoHinting`	Sets whether to always hint glyphs.
`setHinting`	Sets level of glyph outline adjustment.
`setLinearMetrics`	Requests, but does not require, linearly scalable font and glyph metrics.
`setScaleX`	Sets text scale on x-axis.
`setSize`	Sets text size in points.
`setSkewX`	Sets text skew on x-axis.
`setSubpixel`	Requests, but does not require, that glyphs respect sub-pixel positioning.
`setTypeface`	Sets `Typeface` to typeface, decreasing `RefCnt` of the previous `Typeface`.
`textToGlyphs`	Converts text into glyph indices.
`unicharToGlyph`	Returns glyph index for Unicode character.
`unicharsToGlyphs`

Attributes

`kAlias`
`kAntiAlias`
`kSubpixelAntiAlias`

Methods

Font.__init__(*args, **kwargs)

Overloaded function.

__init__(self: skia.Font) -> None

Constructs Font with default values.
__init__(self: skia.Font, typeface: skia.Typeface, size: float) -> None

Constructs Font with default values with Typeface and size in points.

typeface:

font and style used to draw and measure text

size:

typographic height of text
__init__(self: skia.Font, typeface: skia.Typeface) -> None

Constructs Font with default values with Typeface.

typeface:

font and style used to draw and measure text
__init__(self: skia.Font, typeface: skia.Typeface, size: float, scaleX: float, skewX: float) -> None

Constructs Font with default values with Typeface and size in points, horizontal scale, and horizontal skew.

Horizontal scale emulates condensed and expanded fonts. Horizontal skew emulates oblique fonts.

typeface:

font and style used to draw and measure text

size:

typographic height of text

scaleX:

text horizontal scale

skewX:

additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis

Font.countText(self: skia.Font, text: str, encoding: skia.TextEncoding = <TextEncoding.kUTF8: 0>) → int

Returns number of glyphs represented by text.

If encoding is TextEncoding.kUTF8, TextEncoding.kUTF16, or TextEncoding.kUTF32; then each Unicode codepoint is mapped to a single glyph.

Parameters:

text (str) – character storage encoded with TextEncoding
encoding (skia.TextEncoding) – text encoding

Font.dump(self: skia.Font) → None

Dumps fields of the font to SkDebugf.

May change its output over time, so clients should not rely on this for anything specific. Used to aid in debugging.

Font.getBounds(self: skia.Font, glyphs: list[int], paint: SkPaint = None) → list[skia.Rect]

Retrieves the bounds for each glyph in glyphs.

If paint is not nullptr, its stroking, PathEffect, and MaskFilter fields are respected.

Parameters:

glyphs (List[int]) – array of glyph indices to be measured
paint (skia.Paint) – optional, specifies stroking, PathEffect, and MaskFilter

Returns:

bounds for each glyph relative to (0, 0)

Return type:

List[skia.Rect]

Font.getEdging(self: skia.Font) → skia.Font.Edging: Whether edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.

Font.getHinting(self: skia.Font) → skia.FontHinting: Returns level of glyph outline adjustment.

Font.getMetrics(self: skia.Font) → SkFontMetrics

Returns FontMetrics associated with Typeface.

Results are scaled by text size but does not take into account dimensions required by text scale, text skew, fake bold, style stroke, and PathEffect.

Return type:: FontMetrics

Font.getPath(self: skia.Font, glyphID: int) → object

Modifies path to be the outline of the glyph.

If the glyph has an outline, modifies path to be the glyph’s outline and returns true. The glyph outline may be empty. Degenerate contours in the glyph outline will be skipped. If glyph is described by a bitmap, returns false and ignores path parameter.

Parameters:: glyphID (int) – index of glyph
Returns:: true if glyphID is described by path

Font.getPaths(self: skia.Font, glyphIDs: list[int]) → object

Returns path corresponding to glyph array.

Parameters:: glyphIDs – array of glyph indices
Returns:: list of Path

Font.getPos(self: skia.Font, glyphs: list[int], origin: skia.Point = skia.Point(0, 0)) → list[skia.Point]

Retrieves the positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin.

Parameters:

glyphs (List[int]) – array of glyph indices to be positioned
origin (skia.Point) – location of the first glyph. Defaults to (0, 0).

Returns:

glyphs positions

Font.getScaleX(self: skia.Font) → float

Returns text scale on x-axis.

Default value is 1.

Returns:: text horizontal scale

Font.getSize(self: skia.Font) → float

Returns text size in points.

Returns:: typographic height of text

Font.getSkewX(self: skia.Font) → float

Returns text skew on x-axis.

Default value is zero.

Returns:: additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis

Font.getSpacing(self: skia.Font) → float

Returns the recommended spacing between lines: the sum of metrics descent, ascent, and leading.

Result is scaled by text size but does not take into account dimensions required by stroking and PathEffect. Returns the same result as getMetrics().

Returns:: recommended spacing between lines

Font.getTypeface(self: skia.Font) → skia.Typeface

Returns Typeface if set, or nullptr.

Returns:: Typeface if previously set, nullptr otherwise

Font.getTypefaceOrDefault(self: skia.Font) → skia.Typeface

Returns Typeface if set, or the default typeface.

Returns:: Typeface if previously set or, a pointer to the default typeface if not previously set.

Font.getWidths(self: skia.Font, glyphs: list[int]) → list[float]

Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.

Parameters:: glyphs (List[int]) – array of glyph indices to be measured
Return type:: List[float]

Font.getWidthsBounds(self: skia.Font, glyphs: list[int], paint: SkPaint = None) → tuple

Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.

Parameters:

glyphs (List[int]) – array of glyph indices to be measured
paint (skia.Paint) – optional, specifies stroking, PathEffect and MaskFilter

Returns:

Widths and bounds array

Return type:

Tuple[List[float],List[skia.Rect]]

Font.getXPos(self: skia.Font, glyphs: list[int], origin: float = 0) → list[float]

Retrieves the x-positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin.

Parameters:

glyphs (List[int]) – array of glyph indices to be positioned
origin (skia.Point) – location of the first glyph. Defaults to 0.

Returns:

glyphs x-positions

Font.isBaselineSnap(self: skia.Font) → bool

Returns true if baselines will be snapped to pixel positions when the current transformation matrix is axis aligned.

Returns:: baselines may be snapped to pixels

Font.isEmbeddedBitmaps(self: skia.Font) → bool

Returns true if font engine may return glyphs from font bitmaps instead of from outlines.

Returns:: true if glyphs may be font bitmaps

Font.isEmbolden(self: skia.Font) → bool

Returns true if bold is approximated by increasing the stroke width when creating glyph bitmaps from outlines.

Returns:: bold is approximated through stroke width

Font.isForceAutoHinting(self: skia.Font) → bool

If true, instructs the font manager to always hint glyphs.

Returned value is only meaningful if platform uses FreeType as the font manager.

Returns:: true if all glyphs are hinted

Font.isLinearMetrics(self: skia.Font) → bool

Returns true if font and glyph metrics are requested to be linearly scalable.

Returns:: true if font and glyph metrics are requested to be linearly scalable.

Font.isSubpixel(self: skia.Font) → bool

Returns true if glyphs may be drawn at sub-pixel offsets.

Returns:: true if glyphs may be drawn at sub-pixel offsets.

Font.makeWithSize(self: skia.Font, size: float) → skia.Font

Returns a font with the same attributes of this font, but with the specified size.

Returns nullptr if size is less than zero, infinite, or NaN.

Parameters:: size (float) – typographic height of text

Font.measureText(self: skia.Font, text: str, encoding: skia.TextEncoding = <TextEncoding.kUTF8: 0>, bounds: skia.Rect = None, paint: SkPaint = None) → float

Returns the advance width of text.

The advance is the normal distance to move before drawing additional text. Returns the bounding box of text if bounds is not nullptr. paint stroke width or PathEffect may modify the advance with.

Parameters:

text (str) – character storage encoded with TextEncoding
encoding (skia.TextEncoding) – text encoding
bounds (skia.Rect) – returns bounding box relative to (0, 0) if not nullptr
paint (skia.Paint) – optional; may be nullptr

Returns:

the advance width of text

Font.refTypeface(self: skia.Font) → skia.Typeface

Increases Typeface RefCnt by one.

Returns:: Typeface if previously set, nullptr otherwise

Font.refTypefaceOrDefault(self: skia.Font) → skia.Typeface

Increases Typeface RefCnt by one.

Returns:: Typeface if previously set or, a pointer to the default typeface if not previously set.

Font.setBaselineSnap(self: skia.Font, baselineSnap: bool) → None

Requests that baselines be snapped to pixels when the current transformation matrix is axis aligned.

Parameters:: baselineSnap (bool) – setting for baseline snapping to pixels

Font.setEdging(self: skia.Font, edging: skia.Font.Edging) → None: Requests, but does not require, that edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.

Font.setEmbeddedBitmaps(self: skia.Font, embeddedBitmaps: bool) → None

Requests, but does not require, to use bitmaps in fonts instead of outlines.

:param bool embeddedBitmaps setting to use bitmaps in fonts

Font.setEmbolden(self: skia.Font, embolden: bool) → None

Increases stroke width when creating glyph bitmaps to approximate a bold typeface.

Parameters:: embolden (bool) – setting for bold approximation

Font.setForceAutoHinting(self: skia.Font, forceAutoHinting: bool) → None

Sets whether to always hint glyphs.

If forceAutoHinting is set, instructs the font manager to always hint glyphs.

Only affects platforms that use FreeType as the font manager.

Parameters:: forceAutoHinting (bool) – setting to always hint glyphs

Font.setHinting(self: skia.Font, hintingLevel: skia.FontHinting) → None

Sets level of glyph outline adjustment.

Does not check for valid values of hintingLevel.

Font.setLinearMetrics(self: skia.Font, linearMetrics: bool) → None

Requests, but does not require, linearly scalable font and glyph metrics.

For outline fonts ‘true’ means font and glyph metrics should ignore hinting and rounding. Note that some bitmap formats may not be able to scale linearly and will ignore this flag.

Parameters:: linearMetrics (bool) – setting for linearly scalable font and glyph metrics.

Font.setScaleX(self: skia.Font, scaleX: float) → None

Sets text scale on x-axis.

Default value is 1.

Parameters:: scaleX (float) – text horizontal scale

Font.setSize(self: skia.Font, textSize: float) → None

Sets text size in points.

Has no effect if textSize is not greater than or equal to zero.

Parameters:: textSize (float) – typographic height of text

Font.setSkewX(self: skia.Font, skewX: float) → None

Sets text skew on x-axis.

Default value is zero.

Parameters:: skewX (float) – additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis

Font.setSubpixel(self: skia.Font, subpixel: bool) → None

Requests, but does not require, that glyphs respect sub-pixel positioning.

Parameters:: subpixel (bool) – setting for sub-pixel positioning

Font.setTypeface(self: skia.Font, typeface: skia.Typeface) → None

Sets Typeface to typeface, decreasing RefCnt of the previous Typeface.

Pass nullptr to clear Typeface and use the default typeface. Increments tf RefCnt by one.

Parameters:: typeface – font and style used to draw text

Font.textToGlyphs(self: skia.Font, text: str, encoding: skia.TextEncoding = <TextEncoding.kUTF8: 0>) → list[int]

Converts text into glyph indices.

Returns the number of glyph indices represented by text. TextEncoding specifies how text represents characters or glyphs.

Does not check text for valid character codes or valid glyph indices.

If encoding is TextEncoding.kUTF8 and text contains an invalid UTF-8 sequence, empty array is returned.

When encoding is TextEncoding.kUTF8, TextEncoding.kUTF16, or TextEncoding.kUTF32; then each Unicode codepoint is mapped to a single glyph. This function uses the default character-to-glyph mapping from the Typeface and maps characters not found in the Typeface to zero.

Parameters:

text (str) – character storage encoded with TextEncoding
encoding (skia.TextEncoding) – text encoding

Returns:

glyphs represented by text

Font.unicharToGlyph(self: skia.Font, uni: int) → int

Returns glyph index for Unicode character.

If the character is not supported by the Typeface, returns 0.

Parameters:: uni (int) – Unicode character

Font.unicharsToGlyphs(self: skia.Font, uni: list[int]) → list[int]

Attributes

Font.kAlias = <Edging.kAlias: 0>

Font.kAntiAlias = <Edging.kAntiAlias: 1>

Font.kSubpixelAntiAlias = <Edging.kSubpixelAntiAlias: 2>