From: porkchop@invalid.foo   
      
   On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:51:55 +0100, Bonita Montero wrote:   
      
   > Try this idea written in C++ in C:   
   >   
   > size_t utf8Width( span::iterator it )   
   > {   
   >      size_t w = 0;   
   >      for( ; *it; ++w )   
   >          if( int head = countl_zero( (unsigned char)~*it ); head <= 3 )   
   > [[likely]]   
   >              it += head + 1;   
   >          else   
   >              ++it;   
   >      return w;   
   > }   
      
   Thank you Bonita!   
      
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