# LOCL: Regional Glyph Renderer

> LOCL: Regional Glyph Renderer (iPhone/iPad app by Chungtien Tu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/locl-regional-glyph-renderer/id6759605459 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chungtien Tu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1879764947)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/locl-regional-glyph-renderer/id6759605459/reviews.md

## What is LOCL?

Did you know that many popular fonts include a set of hidden glyph? Most apps never let users discover them. They are "OpenType localized forms". For example, a single "骨" character contains 3 to 4 glyphs, presenting different stroke style for several East Asian regions, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and the other.

All you need is a menu, which allows you to pick your desired variant. Other apps hiding, LOCL reveals.

[Core Features]

- Regional Glyph Switching: Choose an OpenType Language System Tag — ZHT, ZHS, JAN, KOR, and more — from a simple dropdown. LOCL automatically maps the appropriate Script Tag so the correct regional glyphs are applied without any manual configuration.
- Comprehensive Font Support: Works with system fonts, fonts installed via apps (the “iOS 13+ method”), and fonts installed through configuration profiles — giving you access to every typeface on your device.
- Weight Selection: Different from shoddy text tools, LOCL displays font family and font weight seperatedly and properly, for your accurate selection.  
- Full-Canvas WYSIWYG Editor: Your entire screen is the canvas. Just type, and see your text rendered right in real time — no distractions, no unnecessary clutter.
- Text Formatting: Cycle through left, center, and right alignment; choose any text color with your familiar color picker.

[Export & Share]

- Export as PDF: Vector scales perfectly on any screen.
- Export as Image: Transparent-background PNG image, ready to overlay on any composition.
- One-Tap Copy: Copies both PDF and transparent PNG to your clipboard — paste directly into stories, slides, design tools, or anywhere else that accepts images or PDF objects.

[Smart Detection]

- If a selected font does not support OpenType or AAT locale features, LOCL nudges you so you always in the know. 
- Built with native components for a clean, system-consistent interface.

Whether you're crafting stories, posts, slides, building design mockups, or simply checking on a character's appearance in different writing systems, LOCL puts the right glyph, in the right form, at your fingertips.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-08-15

Quality Update
- Enhanced accessibility support
- Other bug fixes and improvements

### 1.2 — 2026-07-30

New
- Line height controls

Quality Update
- Smoother size slider
- UI refinement 
- Background color will tilt when text is assigned corresponding current appearance
- Performance improvement by coordinating Writing Tools loading timing

Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue when text more than a single line disappears

### 1.1.1 — 2026-04-29

Quality updates
- Fixed an issue where Save As Image didn't call up Save Image action in share sheet
- Adapted iPad menus & commands
- Other bug fixes and improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-04-01

New Features
- Adjust text size: The slider you love just arrived; useful for multi-line layouts
- System native font menu: Preview fonts when selecting!

Improvements
- Improved loading stability of downloaded system extension font
- The format panel switches to a toolbar based on screen size, friendlier for windowed apps
- Other bug fixes and improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-03-30

No release notes.

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## More apps by Chungtien Tu

- [Uesing Potsai](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uesing-potsai/id6759653162)

All apps by Chungtien Tu: https://appshunter.io/developer/1879764947

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