Typeface.XHeight Property

Definition

Gets the distance from the baseline to the top of an English lowercase letter for a typeface. The distance excludes ascenders.

public:
 property double XHeight { double get(); };
public double XHeight { get; }
member this.XHeight : double
Public ReadOnly Property XHeight As Double

Property Value

A Double that indicates the distance from the baseline to the top of an English lowercase letter (excluding ascenders), expressed as a fraction of the font em size.

Remarks

A return value of 0.25 indicates that the top of an English letter is one-fourth of a font em above the baseline, while a return value of 0.75 indicates that the top of an English letter is three-fourths of a font em above the baseline.

Applies to