Add support for OpenType features in text (e.g. ligatures, smallcaps) (#19020)

# Objective

OpenType features include things like smallcaps, lined vs old-style
numbers, ligatures, stylistic alternate characters, fractional numbers
(numerator placed above the denominator), forced monospacing for
numbers, and more. There are >100 possible OpenType feature tags; see
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/featurelist
for the up-to-date list. This provides a way for Bevy users to use these
features when using .otf fonts that support them.

## Solution

OpenType features are now supported in cosmic-text, so this just
provides a way to pass them through. A few notes:

- I extended the existing "text" example to showcase a few different
OpenType features.
- OpenType features are only available for .otf fonts. Since there
weren't any existing .otf fonts in the asset/ folder, I've added an
SIL-licenced font so that we can showcase this in example code.
- I added a "FontFeatures" struct. cosmic-text does already include its
own FontFeatures struct, but 1) it does not implement Reflect, which is
required by TextFont, and 2) the one I added has a couple ergonomics
improvements for the builder methods compared to cosmic-text's.
- OpenType font features are four characters strings, e.g. "liga". I
considered representing these within an enum, but decided against this
since there are hundreds of possible features, and more get added
frequently, so this would require quite a bit of ongoing maintenance.
Since these features are typically referred to by their four-letter name
in documentation, I think the [u8; 4] representation is appropriate, and
this mirrors what cosmic-text does as well. I added some consts for
commonly used features.

## Testing

I extended the "text" example. Run:

`cargo run --example text`

---

## Showcase

Screenshot:

![opentype_features](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/08167404-e7c1-4a9f-b21c-d3370d7e4924)

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Co-authored-by: John Hansler <john@hansler.net>
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John Hansler
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Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Georg Duffner (http://www.georgduffner.at)
All "EB Garamond" Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
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}
.scale(scale_factor as f32),
)
.font_features((&text_font.font_features).into())
.color(cosmic_text::Color(color.to_linear().as_u32()))
}
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@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use bevy_derive::{Deref, DerefMut};
use bevy_ecs::{prelude::*, reflect::ReflectComponent};
use bevy_reflect::prelude::*;
use bevy_utils::{default, once};
use core::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
use core::str::from_utf8;
use cosmic_text::{Buffer, Metrics};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ pub struct TextFont {
pub font_size: f32,
/// The antialiasing method to use when rendering text.
pub font_smoothing: FontSmoothing,
/// OpenType features for .otf fonts that support them.
pub font_features: FontFeatures,
}
impl TextFont {
@@ -304,11 +308,197 @@ impl Default for TextFont {
Self {
font: Default::default(),
font_size: 20.0,
font_features: FontFeatures::default(),
font_smoothing: Default::default(),
}
}
}
/// An OpenType font feature tag.
#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Reflect)]
pub struct FontFeatureTag([u8; 4]);
impl FontFeatureTag {
/// Replaces character combinations like fi, fl with ligatures.
pub const STANDARD_LIGATURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"liga");
/// Enables ligatures based on character context.
pub const CONTEXTUAL_LIGATURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"clig");
/// Enables optional ligatures for stylistic use (e.g., ct, st).
pub const DISCRETIONARY_LIGATURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"dlig");
/// Adjust glyph shapes based on surrounding letters.
pub const CONTEXTUAL_ALTERNATES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"calt");
/// Use alternate glyph designs.
pub const STYLISTIC_ALTERNATES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"salt");
/// Replaces lowercase letters with small caps.
pub const SMALL_CAPS: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"smcp");
/// Replaces uppercase letters with small caps.
pub const CAPS_TO_SMALL_CAPS: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"c2sc");
/// Replaces characters with swash versions (often decorative).
pub const SWASH: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"swsh");
/// Enables alternate glyphs for large sizes or titles.
pub const TITLING_ALTERNATES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"titl");
/// Converts numbers like 1/2 into true fractions (½).
pub const FRACTIONS: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"frac");
/// Formats characters like 1st, 2nd properly.
pub const ORDINALS: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"ordn");
/// Uses a slashed version of zero (0) to differentiate from O.
pub const SLASHED_ZERO: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"ordn");
/// Replaces figures with superscript figures, e.g. for indicating footnotes.
pub const SUPERSCRIPT: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"sups");
/// Replaces figures with subscript figures.
pub const SUBSCRIPT: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"subs");
/// Changes numbers to "oldstyle" form, which fit better in the flow of sentences or other text.
pub const OLDSTYLE_FIGURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"onum");
/// Changes numbers to "lining" form, which are better suited for standalone numbers. When
/// enabled, the bottom of all numbers will be aligned with each other.
pub const LINING_FIGURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"lnum");
/// Changes numbers to be of proportional width. When enabled, numbers may have varying widths.
pub const PROPORTIONAL_FIGURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"pnum");
/// Changes numbers to be of uniform (tabular) width. When enabled, all numbers will have the
/// same width.
pub const TABULAR_FIGURES: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"tnum");
/// Varies the stroke thickness. Values must be in the range of 0 to 1000.
pub const WEIGHT: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"wght");
/// Varies the width of text from narrower to wider. Must be a value greater than 0. A value of
/// 100 is typically considered standard width.
pub const WIDTH: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"wdth");
/// Varies between upright and slanted text. Must be a value greater than -90 and less than +90.
/// A value of 0 is upright.
pub const SLANT: FontFeatureTag = FontFeatureTag::new(b"slnt");
/// Create a new [`FontFeatureTag`] from raw bytes.
pub const fn new(src: &[u8; 4]) -> Self {
Self(*src)
}
}
impl Debug for FontFeatureTag {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
// OpenType tags are always ASCII, so this match will succeed for valid tags. This gives us
// human-readable debug output, e.g. FontFeatureTag("liga").
match from_utf8(&self.0) {
Ok(s) => write!(f, "FontFeatureTag(\"{}\")", s),
Err(_) => write!(f, "FontFeatureTag({:?})", self.0),
}
}
}
/// OpenType features for .otf fonts that support them.
///
/// Examples features include ligatures, small-caps, and fractional number display. For the complete
/// list of OpenType features, see the spec at
/// `<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/featurelist>`.
///
/// # Usage:
/// ```
/// use bevy_text::{FontFeatureTag, FontFeatures};
///
/// // Create using the builder
/// let font_features = FontFeatures::builder()
/// .enable(FontFeatureTag::STANDARD_LIGATURES)
/// .set(FontFeatureTag::WEIGHT, 300)
/// .build();
///
/// // Create from a list
/// let more_font_features: FontFeatures = [
/// FontFeatureTag::STANDARD_LIGATURES,
/// FontFeatureTag::OLDSTYLE_FIGURES,
/// FontFeatureTag::TABULAR_FIGURES
/// ].into();
/// ```
#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Reflect, PartialEq)]
pub struct FontFeatures {
features: Vec<(FontFeatureTag, u32)>,
}
impl FontFeatures {
/// Create a new [`FontFeaturesBuilder`].
pub fn builder() -> FontFeaturesBuilder {
FontFeaturesBuilder::default()
}
}
/// A builder for [`FontFeatures`].
#[derive(Clone, Default)]
pub struct FontFeaturesBuilder {
features: Vec<(FontFeatureTag, u32)>,
}
impl FontFeaturesBuilder {
/// Enable an OpenType feature.
///
/// Most OpenType features are on/off switches, so this is a convenience method that sets the
/// feature's value to "1" (enabled). For non-boolean features, see [`FontFeaturesBuilder::set`].
pub fn enable(self, feature_tag: FontFeatureTag) -> Self {
self.set(feature_tag, 1)
}
/// Set an OpenType feature to a specific value.
///
/// For most features, the [`FontFeaturesBuilder::enable`] method should be used instead. A few
/// features, such as "wght", take numeric values, so this method may be used for these cases.
pub fn set(mut self, feature_tag: FontFeatureTag, value: u32) -> Self {
self.features.push((feature_tag, value));
self
}
/// Build a [`FontFeatures`] from the values set within this builder.
pub fn build(self) -> FontFeatures {
FontFeatures {
features: self.features,
}
}
}
/// Allow [`FontFeatures`] to be built from a list. This is suitable for the standard case when each
/// listed feature is a boolean type. If any features require a numeric value (like "wght"), use
/// [`FontFeaturesBuilder`] instead.
impl<T> From<T> for FontFeatures
where
T: IntoIterator<Item = FontFeatureTag>,
{
fn from(value: T) -> Self {
FontFeatures {
features: value.into_iter().map(|x| (x, 1)).collect(),
}
}
}
impl From<&FontFeatures> for cosmic_text::FontFeatures {
fn from(font_features: &FontFeatures) -> Self {
cosmic_text::FontFeatures {
features: font_features
.features
.iter()
.map(|(tag, value)| cosmic_text::Feature {
tag: cosmic_text::FeatureTag::new(&tag.0),
value: *value,
})
.collect(),
}
}
}
/// Specifies the height of each line of text for `Text` and `Text2d`
///
/// Default is 1.2x the font size
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font: default(),
// We could also disable font smoothing,
font_smoothing: FontSmoothing::default(),
..default()
},
// We can also change color of the overlay
text_color: OverlayColor::GREEN,
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color::palettes::css::GOLD,
diagnostic::{DiagnosticsStore, FrameTimeDiagnosticsPlugin},
prelude::*,
text::Underline,
text::{FontFeatureTag, FontFeatures, Underline},
};
fn main() {
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FpsText,
));
// Text with OpenType features
let opentype_font_handle = asset_server.load("fonts/EBGaramond12-Regular.otf");
commands
.spawn((
Node {
margin: UiRect::all(Val::Px(12.0)),
position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
top: Val::Px(5.0),
right: Val::Px(5.0),
..default()
},
Text::new("Opentype features:\n"),
TextFont {
font: opentype_font_handle.clone(),
font_size: 32.0,
..default()
},
))
.with_children(|parent| {
let text_rows = [
("Smallcaps: ", FontFeatureTag::SMALL_CAPS, "Hello World"),
(
"Ligatures: ",
FontFeatureTag::STANDARD_LIGATURES,
"fi fl ff ffi ffl",
),
("Fractions: ", FontFeatureTag::FRACTIONS, "12/134"),
("Superscript: ", FontFeatureTag::SUPERSCRIPT, "Up here!"),
("Subscript: ", FontFeatureTag::SUBSCRIPT, "Down here!"),
(
"Oldstyle figures: ",
FontFeatureTag::OLDSTYLE_FIGURES,
"1234567890",
),
(
"Lining figures: ",
FontFeatureTag::LINING_FIGURES,
"1234567890",
),
];
for (title, feature, text) in text_rows {
parent.spawn((
TextSpan::new(title),
TextFont {
font: opentype_font_handle.clone(),
font_size: 24.0,
..default()
},
));
parent.spawn((
TextSpan::new(format!("{text}\n")),
TextFont {
font: opentype_font_handle.clone(),
font_size: 24.0,
font_features: FontFeatures::builder().enable(feature).build(),
..default()
},
));
}
});
#[cfg(feature = "default_font")]
commands.spawn((
// Here we are able to call the `From` method instead of creating a new `TextSection`.
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---
title: OpenType Font Features
authors: ["@hansler"]
pull_requests: [19020]
---
OpenType font features allow fine-grained control over how text is displayed, including [ligatures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(writing)), [small caps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_caps), and [many more](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/featurelist).
These features can now be used in Bevy, allowing users to add typographic polish (like discretionary ligatures and oldstyle numerals) to their UI. It also allows complex scripts like Arabic or Devanagari to render more correctly with their intended ligatures.
Example usage:
```rust
commands.spawn((
TextSpan::new("Ligatures: ff, fi, fl, ffi, ffl"),
TextFont {
font: opentype_font_handle,
font_features: FontFeatures::builder()
.enable(FontFeatureTag::STANDARD_LIGATURES)
.set(FontFeatureTag::WIDTH, 300)
.build(),
..default()
},
));
```
FontFeatures can also be constructed from a list:
```rust
TextFont {
font: opentype_font_handle,
font_features: [
FontFeatureTag::STANDARD_LIGATURES,
FontFeatureTag::STYLISTIC_ALTERNATES,
FontFeatureTag::SLASHED_ZERO
].into(),
..default()
}
```
Note that OpenType font features are only available for `.otf` fonts that support them, and different fonts may support different subsets of OpenType features.
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"\\bmetalness\\b", # Rendering term (metallicity)
"\\bNDKs\\b", # NDK - Native Development Kit
"\\bPNGs\\b", # PNG - Portable Network Graphics file format
"b\"wdth\"", # OpenType feature identifier for "width"
]