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title: "Font..::.MeasureText Method "
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product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# Font.MeasureText Method 
 
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.
 
## Overload List

|   |  Name |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [MeasureText(String, Size, Boolean, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureText_4_c7e309a5.htm.md) |  Gets extent of the given text (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. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [MeasureText(String, SizeF, Boolean, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureText_4_2263b12f.htm.md) |  Gets extent of the given text (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. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [MeasureText(String, Int32, Int32, Boolean, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureText_5_f6eb3a39.htm.md) |  Gets extent of the given text (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. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [MeasureText(String, Single, Single, Boolean, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_MeasureText_5_64920a8d.htm.md) |  Gets extent of the given text (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. |
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [Font Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Font Members](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)