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harfbuzz (utilities)

From harfbuzz-utils 15.1.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running hb-shape --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
  hb-shape [OPTION…] [FONT-FILE] [TEXT]

Shape text with given font.

Help Options:
  -h, --help                 Show help options
  --help-all                 Show all help options
  --help-face                Options for the font face
  --help-font                Options for the font instance
  --help-variations          Options for font variations used
  --help-text                Options for the input text
  --help-text-context        Options for the input context text
  --help-shape               Options for the shaping process
  --help-features            Options for font features used
  --help-output              Options for the destination & form of the output
  --help-output-syntax       Options for the syntax of the output

Application Options:
  --version                  Show version numbers
  -n, --num-iterations=N     Run N iterations (default: 1)

Shows results of shaping text with a given font in textual or JSON format.

Find more information or report bugs at <https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz>
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help optionshelp
--help-allShow all help optionshelp
--help-faceOptions for the font facehelp
--help-fontOptions for the font instancehelp
--help-variationsOptions for font variations usedhelp
--help-textOptions for the input texthelp
--help-text-contextOptions for the input context texthelp
--help-shapeOptions for the shaping processhelp
--help-featuresOptions for font features usedhelp
--help-outputOptions for the destination & form of the outputhelp
--help-output-syntaxOptions for the syntax of the outputhelp
--versionShow version numbershelp
-n, --num-iterations NRun N iterations (default: 1)help

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