TTF_GetGlyphMetrics - Query the metrics (dimensions) of a font's glyph for a UNICODE codepoint.
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Availability
This function is available since SDL_ttf 3.0.0.
SDL_ttf SDL_ttf 3.2.2 TTF_GetGlyphMetrics(3)
Description
To understand what these metrics mean, here is a useful link:
https://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2/docs/tutorial/step2.html
Function Parameters
font the font to query.
ch the codepoint to check.
minx a pointer filled in with the minimum x coordinate of the glyph from the left edge of its bounding
box. This value may be negative.
maxx a pointer filled in with the maximum x coordinate of the glyph from the left edge of its bounding
box.
miny a pointer filled in with the minimum y coordinate of the glyph from the bottom edge of its
bounding box. This value may be negative.
maxy a pointer filled in with the maximum y coordinate of the glyph from the bottom edge of its
bounding box.
advance
a pointer filled in with the distance to the next glyph from the left edge of this glyph's
bounding box.
Header File
Defined in SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h
Name
TTF_GetGlyphMetrics - Query the metrics (dimensions) of a font's glyph for a UNICODE codepoint.
Return Value
Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
Synopsis
#include"SDL3_ttf/SDL_ttf.h"boolTTF_GetGlyphMetrics(TTF_Font*font,Uint32ch,int*minx,int*maxx,int*miny,int*maxy,int*advance);
Thread Safety
This function should be called on the thread that created the font.
