---
title: "FontMetrics.Ascender Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMetrics_Ascender.htm
archived: false
applies_to:
  - product: "Graphics Mill"
    versions: ["12.1", "6.x-12.x (may differ)"]
    entity_id: "https://www.graphicsmill.com/#software-application"
---

# FontMetrics.Ascender Property 

**Applies to:** Graphics Mill 12.1, 6.x-12.x (may differ)
 
Gets the vertical distance from the horizontal baseline to the highest character coordinate in a font face, in pixels.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```csharp
public float Ascender { get; }
```
 
### Property Value
The vertical distance from the horizontal baseline to the highest character coordinate in a font face, in pixels.
 
## Remarks
  
Unfortunately, font formats do not define the ascender in a uniform way. For some formats, it represents the ascent of all capital latin characters (without accents), for others it is the ascent of the highest accented character, and finally, other formats define it as being equal to the maximum y coordinate of the black box.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [FontMetrics Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMetrics.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)

### Manual

- [Working with the Text Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/working-with-text-class.htm.md)