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HALF_PIPIQUARTER_PITAUTWO_PI
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textAscent()textDescent()
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textDescent()

Typography / Metrics

Description

Returns the descent of the current font at its current size. The descent is the distance below the baseline.

Syntax

float textDescent()

Parameters

None

Returns

float

Related

textAscenttextSize

Under the Hood

Implementation in Processing.h / Processing.cpp:

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