| OpenCV 3.4.8 Open Source Computer Vision

Classes | Functions
Drawing UTF-8 strings with freetype/harfbuzz

## Classes
class | cv::freetype::FreeType2

## Functions
Ptr< FreeType2 > | cv::freetype::createFreeType2 ()
| Create FreeType2 Instance. More...

## Detailed Description

This modules is to draw UTF-8 strings with freetype/harfbuzz.

1. Install freetype2 and harfbuzz in your system.
2. Create FreeType2 instance with createFreeType2() function.
3. Load font file with loadFontData() function.
4. Draw text with putText() function.

- If thickness parameter is negative, drawing glyph is filled.
- If thickness parameter is positive, drawing glyph is outlined with thickness.
- If line_type parameter is 16(or CV_AA), drawing glyph is smooth.

## Function Documentation

## § createFreeType2()

Ptr<FreeType2> cv::freetype::createFreeType2 | ( |  | ) |

`#include <opencv2/freetype.hpp>`

Create FreeType2 Instance.

The function createFreeType2 create instance to draw UTF-8 strings.