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Type parity
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10 · Last updated: 2026-10-10 · Change: major (first checklist, split out of the parity table's two type rows) · Target: Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
Type is Illustrator's largest single area by use (weight 13 of 105 across "Type core" and "Type advanced" in
target-app-parity.md). This checklist lists the features one by one. Status is from the
code and tests (crates/text, crates/engine/src/cmd/type*.rs, textstyles.rs, crates/tools/src/text.rs)
against Illustrator's public documentation; estimated unless noted.
Summary
| Part | % | Remaining (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Type core (point, area, path type, Character/Paragraph, styles, threading, OpenType, fonts) | 80% | 14–19 |
| Type advanced (CJK composition, Middle Eastern, spelling, Touch Type, Retype, variable fonts) | 50% | 20–28 |
Checklist
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Point, area and type-on-a-path type; vertical variants | done / partial | vertical point, area and path type have initial support |
| Area Type Options (rows, columns, inset, first baseline, Auto Size, Shrink Text to Fit) | done | |
| Threaded text, Fit Headline, Text Wrap | done | |
| Type on a Path effects and options; brackets | done | #429 |
| Character and Paragraph panels, styles with overrides | done | mixed-value display for differing paragraphs missing |
| OpenType panel, Glyphs panel, alternates | done | Highlight Alternate Glyphs preference unused (#394) |
| Font menu: samples, live preview, filters, favourites; font matching by any name; Find Font | done | #339 |
| Variable fonts | partial | named instances as styles; axis sliders missing |
| Colour fonts (OpenType SVG / COLR) | partial | |
| Every-line and Single-line composers | done | tuned by eye, never compared side by side |
| Hyphenation… and Justification… options | missing | |
| Optical Margin Alignment | missing | menu stub |
| Tab stops and leaders; Tabs panel | partial | Tabs panel and stops with leaders in the model (text.tabs.set); leader drawing not verified against the docs |
| Hidden characters (Show Hidden Characters) | done | type.hiddenCharacters |
| Spell check (Check Spelling, Auto Spell Check, custom dictionary) | missing | menu stubs; needs an openly licensed dictionary |
| Smart Punctuation, Change Case, Find & Replace | done | |
| Touch Type tool | missing | listed in the toolbar, not implemented |
| Retype (identify fonts in outlines/images) | missing | Illustrator's uses a cloud model |
| Snap to Glyph | missing | menu stub |
| Middle Eastern: bidirectional layout, Paragraph Direction | done | |
| Middle Eastern: Character Direction, digit types, kashidas, Middle Eastern composers, split caret | missing | |
| CJK: input methods (marked text, candidate window) | done | |
| CJK: kinsoku (Hard, Soft, None), Line-end Punctuation Half Width, tate-chu-yoko (auto) | done / partial | custom kinsoku sets, the Mojikumi Settings dialog and the other mojikumi sets missing |
CJK: ruby, proportional vertical metrics (vpal/palt), manual tate-chu-yoko |
missing | #966, #633 |
| Inline symbols in text | beyond Illustrator | not scored |
Revision history
| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | major | First checklist, split out of the parity table's Type core and Type advanced rows |