library versions

glados% pkg-config --modversion pango
1.40.14
glados% pkg-config --modversion cairo
1.15.10

pangotest.c

#include <math.h>
#include <pango/pangocairo.h>

#define FONT "Sans Bold 11"

void draw_text (cairo_t *cr) {

    PangoLayout *layout;
    PangoFontDescription *desc;

    /* Create a PangoLayout, set the font and text */
    layout = pango_cairo_create_layout (cr);

    pango_layout_set_text (layout, "Text\nText\nText", -1);
    pango_layout_set_wrap(layout, PANGO_WRAP_CHAR);
    pango_layout_set_width(layout, 100 * PANGO_SCALE);
    desc = pango_font_description_from_string (FONT);
    pango_layout_set_font_description (layout, desc);
    pango_font_description_free (desc);

    PangoRectangle ink_rect = {
            .x = 0,
            .y = 0,
            .width = 11 * PANGO_SCALE,
            .height = 11 * PANGO_SCALE
    };
    PangoRectangle logical_rect = {
            .x = 0,
            .y = 0,
            .width = 11 * PANGO_SCALE,
            .height = 11 * PANGO_SCALE
    };
    PangoAttribute *emoji = pango_attr_shape_new(&ink_rect, &logical_rect);
    emoji->start_index = 0;
    emoji->end_index = 1;

    PangoAttrList *attr_list = pango_attr_list_new();
    pango_attr_list_insert(attr_list, emoji);
    pango_layout_set_attributes(layout, attr_list);

    cairo_set_source_rgb(cr, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
    cairo_move_to(cr, 0.0, 0.0);
    pango_cairo_show_layout(cr, layout);

    /* free the layout object */
    g_object_unref (layout);
    pango_attr_list_unref(attr_list);
    //pango_attribute_destroy(emoji);
}

int main (int argc, char **argv)
{
    cairo_t *cr;
    char *filename;
    cairo_status_t status;
    cairo_surface_t *surface;

    if (argc != 2) {
        g_printerr ("Usage: cairosimple OUTPUT_FILENAME\n");
        return 1;
    }

    filename = argv[1];

    surface = cairo_image_surface_create (CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, 100, 100);
    cr = cairo_create (surface);

    cairo_set_source_rgb (cr, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
    cairo_paint (cr);
    draw_text (cr);
    cairo_destroy (cr);

    status = cairo_surface_write_to_png (surface, filename);
    cairo_surface_destroy (surface);

    if (status != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
        g_printerr ("Could not save png to '%s'\n", filename);
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}