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title: "Font Methods "
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product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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This documentation is for the old version. [Go to the latest Graphics Mill docs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/)
# Font Methods
The [Font](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [{dtor}](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_%7Bdtor%7D.htm.md) | Enables using delete operator in C++ applications. It is strongly not recommended to use it directly. |
|  | [Clone](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_Clone.htm.md) | Creates a full copy of this [Font](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md) object. |
|   | [CreateSpecificFont](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_CreateSpecificFont_3_18dd7ff5.htm.md) | Returns a font with the requested name. |
|  | [Dispose](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_Dispose.htm.md) | Releases all resources used by this [Font](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md).
(Overrides [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).[Dispose()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Dispose.htm.md).) |
|  | [Equals](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/bsc2ak47) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [GetA](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetA_1_391855ca.htm.md) | Returns A spacing from ABC metric for given character. |
|  | [GetB](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetB_1_391855ca.htm.md) | Returns B spacing from ABC metric for given character. |
|  | [GetBlackBox](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetBlackBox.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Returns a rectangle that describes the character or string black box. |
|  | [GetC](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetC_1_391855ca.htm.md) | Returns C spacing from ABC metric for given character. |
|  | [GetCharacterPositions](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetCharacterPositions_2_1dbfa9fa.htm.md) | Returns an array of horizontal positions of each character in given text string. |
|  | [GetHashCode](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/zdee4b3y) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [GetKerning](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetKerning_2_14bec4c1.htm.md) | Returns kerning value for given pair of characters. |
|  | [GetType](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/dfwy45w9) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [HorizontalPixelsToUnits](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_HorizontalPixelsToUnits_1_e1836fc4.htm.md) | Converts horizontal value from pixels to unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [HorizontalUnitsToPixels](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_HorizontalUnitsToPixels_1_7a94462e.htm.md) | Converts horizontal value from unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property to pixels.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [Lock](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Lock.htm.md) | Locks the object.
(Inherited from [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [MeasureFormattedText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureFormattedText.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Gets extent of the given formatted text (both width and height) when it will be drawn with the [GdiGraphics.DrawFormattedText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawFormattedText.htm.md) method. |
|  | [MeasureString](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureString_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) | Gets the extent (both width and height) of the string draw by the [GdiGraphics.DrawString](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawString.htm.md) method. |
|  | [MeasureText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureText.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Gets given text extent (both width and height) when it will be drawn with the [GdiGraphics.DrawText](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_GdiGraphics_DrawText.htm.md) method. |
|  | [MemberwiseClone](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/57ctke0a) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [ToGdiplusFont](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_ToGdiplusFont.htm.md) | Converts the font to the [System.Drawing.Font](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/9f23c0f4) class. |
|  | [ToString](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/7bxwbwt2) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [Unlock](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Unlock.htm.md) | Unlocks the object previously locked with method [Lock()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject_Lock.htm.md).
(Inherited from [LockableObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_LockableObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [VerticalPixelsToUnits](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_VerticalPixelsToUnits_1_e1836fc4.htm.md) | Converts vertical value from pixels to unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
|  | [VerticalUnitsToPixels](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_VerticalUnitsToPixels_1_7a94462e.htm.md) | Converts vertical value from unit specified in [Unit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject_Unit.htm.md) property to pixels.
(Inherited from [UnitConverterObject](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_UnitConverterObject.htm.md).) |
## Operators
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | [Implicit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_op_Implicit.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Casts [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing.Font](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md) class instance to [System.Drawing.Font](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/hcb9kaf8) or vice versa. |
## See Also
### Reference
- [Font Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)