Typeface.XHeight Property
Definition
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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.