---
name: "al_utf16_width"
section: "3alleg5"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro5-doc"
version: "2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_utf16_width/3alleg5"
---

# al\_utf16\_width(3alleg5)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_utf16\_width - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  size_t al_utf16_width(int c)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Returns the number of bytes that would be occupied by the specified code point when encoded in UTF-16. This is either 2 or 4 bytes for legal code point values. Otherwise returns 0.

## SEE ALSO

al\_utf16\_encode(3alleg5), al\_utf8\_width(3alleg5)