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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-04-28
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

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## [2026-04-28]

### Added

- `\c_max_intarray_int`

### Changed

- Remove `\@setfontsize` in `\text_expand:n`
- Support Japanese input for string conversion in upTeX (issue \#1880)
- Update function variant generators to handle inputted variants that are
identical to its base form (issue \#1038)

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-03-16
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

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### Added

- `\box_(g)frame:Nnn` and `\box_(g)underline:Nnn`
- `\vbox:w`, `\vbox_top:w`, `\vbox_center:w` and their `:nw` and
`_to_ht:nw` versions
- Debugging switch `check-assertions`, `\debug_assert:nN(n)`,
and `\debug_assert:nn(n)` (issue \#1840)

### Changed

- Apply `\text_declare_purify_equivalent:Nn` to commands
immediately following `\protect`
- Adjust `\vbox_center:nn` to give identical dimensions to `\vcenter`

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-05-15
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description:

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## [2026-05-15]

### Changed

- Update `T` and `B` pole adjustments to mitigate incorrect pole selection
in deeply-nested or self-joined coffins (issue \#445) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-05-26
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

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### Added

- Symbolic support for variadic functions (issue \#1306)

### Changed

- Extend docs for `\keys_if_exist:n(TF)` (see issue \#1902)
- Anticipate ranges in catcode-in-class mode (issue \#1903)

### Fixed

- Nested inheritance of key defaults (issue \#1901)

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-07-20
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

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## [2026-07-20]

### Fixed

- Parsing of numeric region subtags in `\text_bcp_parse:n` (fixes \#1936) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-08-02
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

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### Added

- `raw` export format for `\color_export:nn(n)N` (see issue \#1934)
- Basic HiTeX support: names for new primitives, engine and format detections
- `\sys_if_engine_hitex:(TF)`
- `\sys_if_engine_unicode:(TF)`
- `\sys_if_output_hnt:(TF)`
- Support for loading `hitex` backend

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The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel-dev

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Version: 2026-08-10
License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: Development pre-release of l3kernel

Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
## [2026-08-10]

### Changed

- Integrate `l3backend` files into `l3kernel` distributionw --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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