ATSUI Programming Guide: Ornament Sets Feature Type

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Ornament Sets Feature Type

The ornament sets feature type (kOrnamentSetsType) specifies non-alphanumeric glyph sets, such as decorative borders or musical symbols. Figure B-16 shows an example of glyphs from a fleurons ornamental set.

Figure B-16 Ornamental glyphs

If a font supports the ornament set feature type, you may be able to select among glyph sets, using the selectors shown in Table B-19.

**Table B-19** Selectors for the ornament sets feature
Feature selector	Description
`kNoOrnamentSelector`	Specifies not to use ornamental glyphs sets. This is the default setting.
`kDingbatsSelector`	Specifies the use of dingbats: arrows, stars, bullets, or other miscellaneous symbols used for occasional emphasis in display.
`kPiCharactersSelector`	Specifies a set of related symbols designed for a particular purpose (for example, cartography or musical notation) that do not make up a formal alphabet.
`kFleuronsSelector`	Specifies the use of ornaments in the shape of flowers, vines leaves, and so forth.
`kDecorativeBordersSelector`	Specifies the use of decorative borders: glyphs used in interlocking patterns to form text borders.
`kInternationalSymbolsSelector`	Specifies the use of international symbols, such as the barred circle representing “no.”
`kMathSymbolsSelector`	Specifies the use of special symbols used to set mathematical or logical expressions.

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