---
title: "FontMetrics.Descender Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMetrics_Descender.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.Descender Property 

**Applies to:** Graphics Mill 12.1, 6.x-12.x (may differ)
 
Gets the vertical distance from the horizontal baseline to the lowest 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 Descender { get; }
```
 
### Property Value
The vertical distance from the horizontal baseline to the lowest character coordinate in a font face, in pixels.
 
## Remarks
  
Unfortunately, font formats don't define the descender in a uniform way. For some formats, it represents the descent of all capital latin characters (without accents), for others it is the ascent of the lowest accented character, and finally, other formats define it as being equal to the minimum y coordinate of the black box. This field is negative for values below the baseline.
   
## 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)