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> ['t', 'h', 'i', 's', ' ', {FONT_POSITIVE: 'bold'}, 'i', 's', ' ', 'b',<br>
> 'o', 'l', 'd', 'e', 'd', {FONT_NEGATIVE: 'bold'}, ' ', 't', 'e', 'x', 't']<br>
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You don't need to send your internal representation to Harfbuzz. If it's<br>
a problem, you could always send something else instead.<br>
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In fact, you will need to, because bold characters usually have<br>
different metrics to regular ones.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>According to khaled they have to or else arabic shaping won’t work across font boundaries <br></div></div><br></div></div>