in reply to Re^3: The “real length" of UTF8 strings
in thread The “real length" of UTF8 strings

Well, I think it depends on the font then, doesn't it?

Maybe, but there are double-width characters that even fixed-width fonts display with the width of two normal characters (like the ones in the OP).

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