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Name

textDescent()

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.

Examples

```
size(400, 400);
float base = height * 0.75;
float scalar = 0.8; // Different for each font

textSize(128);  // Set initial text size
textSize(128);  // Set initial text size
float a = textDescent() * scalar;  // Calc ascent
line(0, base+a, width, base+a);
text("dp", 0, base);  // Draw text on baseline

textSize(256);  // Increase text size
a = textDescent() * scalar;  // Recalc ascent
line(160, base+a, width, base+a);
text("dp", 160, base);  // Draw text on baseline
```

Syntax

textDescent()

Return

float

Related

textAscent()

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