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> ### _Detect whether the terminal supports advanced Unicode._

Checks if terminal supports advanced Unicode (CJK, emoji, etc.) by measuring the cursor position of a single, wide char (𠀀). On Windows, returns `False` for legacy consoles (CMD). On all other modern terminals, returns `True` if the wide char renders as 2 columns.

## ⚡ Installation

```bash
pip install is-unicode-supported
```

## 💻 Command line usage

```bash
is-unicode-supported  # or isunicodesupported
# e.g. => True
```

CLI options:

| Option            | Description
| ----------------- | -----------------
| `-h`, `--help`    | Show help screen
| `-v`, `--version` | Show version
| `--docs`          | Open docs URL

## 🔌 API usage

```py
import is_unicode_supported

if is_unicode_supported():
    print('Advanced Unicode supported!')
else:
    print('Advanced Unicode not supported!')
```

_Note: Most type checkers will falsely warn_ `is_unicode_supported` _is not a callable module because they are incapable of analyzing runtime behavior (where the module is replaced w/ a function for cleaner, direct access). You can safely suppress such warnings using_ `# type: ignore`.

## MIT License

Copyright © 2026 [Adam Lui](https://github.com/adamlui).

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