# love.graphics.getLineWidth

Gets the current line width.

## Function

### Synopsis

    width = love.graphics.getLineWidth( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`number width`
  The current line width.

## Notes

This function does not work in 0.8.0, but has been fixed in version 0.9.0. Use the following snippet to circumvent this in 0.8.0;

    love.graphics._getLineWidth = love.graphics.getLineWidth
    love.graphics._setLineWidth = love.graphics.setLineWidth
    function love.graphics.getLineWidth() return love.graphics.varlinewidth or 1 end
    function love.graphics.setLineWidth(w) love.graphics.varlinewidth = w; return love.graphics._setLineWidth(w) end

## See Also

- love.graphics

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Category:

- Functions