Decision Workspace
prettychars vs unicode-segmentation vs unicode-width
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
prettychars
experimentalv0.1.0
Unicode text styling and named glyph lookup with zero runtime overhead
69
unicode-segmentation
stablev1.13.2
This crate provides Grapheme Cluster, Word and Sentence boundaries according to Unicode Standard Annex #29 rules.
64
unicode-width
growingv0.2.2
Determine displayed width of `char` and `str` types according to Unicode Standard Annex #11 rules.
Core Metrics
| prettychars | unicode-segmentation | unicode-width | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 69 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 335.5M | 518.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 23.0M | 38.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 12.0K | 20.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 1d ago | 172d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10y 11m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
prettychars
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
unicode-segmentation
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
unicode-width
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| prettychars | unicode-segmentation | unicode-width | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.13.2 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 112KB | 283KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.85.0 | 1.66 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unicode-segmentation leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unicode-width has the most downloads (518.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unicode-width is depended on by 20.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •prettychars, unicode-width are pre-1.0 — API may change.