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Name | textDescent() |
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Examples | PFont font; font = loadFont("FFScala-32.vlw"); textFont(font); textSize(32); float descent = textDescent(); text("dp", 0, 70); line(0, 70+descent, 100, 70+descent); textSize(64); descent = textDescent(); text("dp", 35, 70); line(35, 70+descent, 100, 70+descent); |
Description | Returns descent of the current font at its current size. This information is useful for determining the height of the font below the baseline. For example, adding the textAscent() and textDescent() values will give you the total height of the line. |
Syntax | textDescent() |
Returns | Float |
Usage | Web & Application |
Related | textAscent() |