Show HN: Char-width – final answer to measure terminal text width

Category: library

Tags: terminal, text-width, npm-package

Score: 3.3/10 (Innovation: 3, Technical: 3, Documentation: 2, Utility: 4)

A simple npm package that measures the width of text in terminal environments, addressing a common but niche need for accurate character width calculation. The project has minimal documentation and no visible code or license, which limits its current usefulness.

Target audience: backend devs, cli-tool developers

Repository: https://www.npmjs.com/package/char-width

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