# Font:getBaseline

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets the baseline of the Font. Most scripts share the notion of a baseline: an imaginary horizontal line on which characters rest. In some scripts, parts of glyphs lie below the baseline.

## Function

### Synopsis

    baseline = Font:getBaseline( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`number baseline`
  The baseline of the Font in pixels.

## See Also

- Font
- Font:getAscent
- Font:getDescent

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Category:

- Functions