---
title: "FontMetrics.Height Property "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_FontMetrics_Height.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.Height Property 

**Applies to:** Graphics Mill 12.1, 6.x-12.x (may differ)
 
Gets the default line spacing (the baseline-to-baseline distance), in pixels, when writing text with this font.
 
**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 Height { get; }
```
 
### Property Value
The default line spacing (the baseline-to-baseline distance), in pixels, when writing text with this font.
 
## Remarks
  
This value usually is larger than the sum of the ascender and descender taken as absolute values. There is also no guarantee that no glyphs extend above or below subsequent baselines when using this distance. You may think of it as a value the designer of the font finds appropriate.
   
## 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)