Typography.ContextualSwashes Attached Property
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Gets or sets a value that specifies the index of a contextual swashes form.
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Int32The index of the standard swashes form. The default value is 0 (zero).
This property gets or sets a value on the object that owns a Typography property, which is the only way to access a Typography class instance. In addition, this property supports an attached property usage so that it can be set on text-containing objects in XAML.
Certain combinations of swash glyphs can cause an unattractive appearance, such as overlapping descenders on adjacent letters. Using a contextual swash allows you to use a substitute swash glyph that produces a better appearance.