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TTF_SetFontDirection(3) SDL_ttf3 FUNCTIONS TTF_SetFontDirection(3)

TTF_SetFontDirection - Set the direction to be used for text shaping by a font.

Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h

#include "SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"
bool TTF_SetFontDirection(TTF_Font *font, TTF_Direction direction);

This function only supports left-to-right text shaping if SDL_ttf was not built with HarfBuzz support.

This updates any TTF_Text
objects using this font.

the font to modify.
the new direction for text to flow.

Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

This function should be called on the thread that created the font.

This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.

SDL_ttf 3.2.2 SDL_ttf