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Name | ### textDescent()
Examples |
    float base = height * 0.75;
    float scalar = 0.8; // Different for each font

    textSize(32);  // Set initial text size
    float a = textDescent() * scalar;  // Calc ascent
    line(0, base+a, width, base+a);
    text("dp", 0, base);  // Draw text on baseline

    textSize(64);  // Increase text size
    a = textDescent() * scalar;  // Recalc ascent
    line(40, base+a, width, base+a);
    text("dp", 40, base);  // Draw text on baseline
Description | Returns descent of the current font at its current size. This information is useful for determining the height of the font below the baseline. For example, adding the textAscent() and textDescent() values will give you the total height of the line.
Syntax |
    textDescent()
Returns | float
Related | textAscent()

Updated on July 4, 2018 11:56:44am EDT