libunibreak ☆

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Description:
Implementation of the Unicode line- and word-breaking algorithms

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: unicode text-processing library c localization layout

Install: brew install libunibreak

About:
Libunibreak is a robust library that implements the Unicode line-breaking and word-breaking algorithms as specified by the Unicode Standard. It provides essential text layout capabilities for applications that need to correctly display and format text in multiple languages. This library is lightweight, portable, and designed to be easily integrated into text rendering engines and editors.

Key Features:

Implements Unicode Standard Annex #14 (Line Breaking) and #29 (Word Breaking)
Supports a wide range of languages and scripts
C library with no external dependencies
Configurable for different breaking rules
Small and efficient for embedded systems

Use Cases:

Text rendering engines for terminals and text editors
Word wrap functionality in UI applications
Text processing tools requiring language-aware segmentation
E-book readers and document viewers

Alternatives:

ICU (International Components for Unicode) – ICU is a much larger, full-featured internationalization library that includes text segmentation, but Libunibreak is significantly smaller and focused solely on line/word breaking.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 27, 2024 12:49pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	c65ca381