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Name

textAscent()

Description

Returns ascent of the current font at its current size. This information is useful for determining the height of the font above the baseline.

Examples

```
size(400, 400);
float base = height * 0.75;
float scalar = 0.8; // Different for each font

textSize(128);  // Set initial text size
float a = textAscent() * scalar;  // Calc ascent
line(0, base-a, width, base-a);
text("dp", 0, base);  // Draw text on baseline

textSize(256);  // Increase text size
a = textAscent() * scalar;  // Recalc ascent
line(160, base-a, width, base-a);
text("dp", 160, base);  // Draw text on baseline
```

Syntax

textAscent()

Return

float

Related

textDescent()

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