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	* [[PangoSharp]]
	* [[CairoSharp]]		* [[CairoSharp]]
	* [[GtkSharp]]		* [[GtkSharp]]
	* [[GdkSharp]]		* [[GdkSharp]]
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{{Infobox software
| name = PangoSharp
| logo = GTK_logo.svg
| developer = GNOME Project, Xamarin, and community contributors
| released = {{Start date|2002}}
| programming_language = C#
| operating_system = Cross-platform
| platform = .NET, Mono
| genre = Text layout and rendering library bindings
| license = GNU Lesser General Public License
| website = [https://github.com/GtkSharp/GtkSharp GitHub repository]
}}

'''PangoSharp''' is a set of [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] bindings for the [[Pango]] text layout and rendering library.
It is part of the [[GtkSharp]] project and provides managed access to Pango’s advanced international text handling and font rendering capabilities for use in [[.NET (software framework)|.NET]] and [[Mono (software)|Mono]] applications.

== Overview of Pango ==
'''Pango''' (short for "Portable Layout Engine") is a library designed for high-quality text layout and rendering.
It forms the text subsystem of the [[GTK]] toolkit and is used for displaying complex, multilingual text with proper script shaping and font support.

Pango integrates with [[Cairo (graphics)|Cairo]] for rendering and supports multiple font backends, including FreeType, Xft, and DirectWrite.

Core features of Pango include:
* Advanced text layout for multiple scripts and languages
* Bidirectional text handling (e.g. Arabic, Hebrew)
* Font management and metrics
* Integration with [[Cairo (graphics)|Cairo]] for high-quality rendering
* OpenType and TrueType font support
* Line breaking, alignment, and markup text

== PangoSharp ==
PangoSharp provides managed C# bindings for the native Pango library.
It enables developers to render text, measure font metrics, and perform complex layout operations within .NET applications that use [[GtkSharp]] or [[CairoSharp]].

Using PangoSharp, developers can:
* Create and render richly formatted text layouts
* Measure and align text precisely within drawing contexts
* Integrate international and complex-script text support
* Use Pango markup to render stylized text (colors, fonts, weights, etc.)
* Combine with [[CairoSharp]] for custom 2D graphics rendering

PangoSharp mirrors Pango’s object-oriented design while exposing it through a type-safe, idiomatic C# API.

== Relationship to other GtkSharp components ==
PangoSharp works closely with several other GtkSharp bindings:
* [[CairoSharp]] – Used as the rendering backend for drawing Pango layouts.
* [[GtkSharp]] – Uses Pango for all text rendering in GTK widgets.
* [[GdkSharp]] – Provides integration with windows and surfaces where Pango text is drawn.
* [[GLibSharp]] – Supplies the object and signal system used by PangoSharp’s bindings.

== Version compatibility ==
PangoSharp tracks the corresponding GTK and Pango versions:
* **PangoSharp 2.x** – For GTK 2 and older Mono environments
* **PangoSharp 3.x** – For GTK 3 and modern .NET versions
* **PangoSharp 4.x** – Planned for GTK 4 and .NET 6+ with improved introspection support

== Example ==
A simple example of drawing text using PangoSharp and CairoSharp:
<syntaxhighlight lang="csharp">
using Cairo;
using Pango;

public void DrawText(Context cr)
{
using (Layout layout = Pango.CairoHelper.CreateLayout(cr))
{
layout.SetText("Hello, GtkSharp with Pango!", -1);
layout.FontDescription = FontDescription.FromString("Sans Bold 16");
cr.SetSourceRGB(0, 0, 0);
Pango.CairoHelper.ShowLayout(cr, layout);
}
}
</syntaxhighlight>

== See also ==
* [[Pango]]
* [[CairoSharp]]
* [[GtkSharp]]
* [[GdkSharp]]
* [[GLibSharp]]
* [[Mono (software)]]
* [[.NET (software framework)]]

== External links ==
* [https://github.com/GtkSharp/GtkSharp Official GtkSharp repository on GitHub]
* [https://docs.gtk.org/Pango/ Official Pango documentation]
* [https://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/ Gtk# documentation (Mono Project)]

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