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wcwidth(3)

wcwidth – determine columns needed for a wide character

Synopsis

#define _XOPEN_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <wchar.h>

int wcwidth(wchar_t c);

Description

The wcwidth() function returns the number of columns needed to represent the wide character c. If c is a printable wide character, the value is at least 0. If c is null wide character (L’