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title: "Pen Properties "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/Properties_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen.htm
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/)

# Pen Properties 
 
The [Pen](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
 
## Properties

|   |  Name |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [Alignment](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_Alignment.htm.md) |  Gets/sets pen alignment. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [Color](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_Color.htm.md) |  Gets/sets pen color. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [DashStyle](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_DashStyle.htm.md) |  Gets/sets style used for dashed lines drawn with this pen. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) ![Static member](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/static.gif) |  [Empty](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_Empty.htm.md) |  Returns an empty pen (which does not outline anything). |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [EndCap](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_EndCap.htm.md) |  Gets/sets a value specifying what cap to use at the end of lines drawn with this pen. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [IsEmpty](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_IsEmpty.htm.md) |  Indicates if the pen is empty. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [LineJoin](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_LineJoin.htm.md) |  Gets/sets the join style for the ends of two consecutive lines drawn with this pen. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [MiterLimit](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_MiterLimit.htm.md) |  Gets/sets the limit of the thickness of the join on a mitered corner. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [StartCap](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_StartCap.htm.md) |  Gets/sets a value specifying what cap to use at the beginning of lines drawn with this pen. |
 |  ![Public property](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubproperty.gif) |  [Width](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/P_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen_Width.htm.md) |  Gets/sets pen width. |
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [Pen Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Pen.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)