Get font cell ascent, descent, LineSpacing and EmHeight : Font Unit Metrics : Graphics C# Source Code

    

  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ComponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class Test{
    static void Main() {
      FontFamily myFamily = new FontFamily("Verdana");
      Font myFont = new Font(myFamily, 12);
      int fontHeight = myFont.Height;

      Console.WriteLine("Measurements are in GraphicsUnit." + myFont.Unit.ToString());

      Console.WriteLine("The Verdana family.");

      // Print our Family ties...
      Console.WriteLine("Ascent for bold Verdana: " + myFamily.GetCellAscent(FontStyle.Bold));

      Console.WriteLine("Descent for bold Verdana: " + myFamily.GetCellDescent(FontStyle.Bold));

      Console.WriteLine("Line spacing for bold Verdana: " + myFamily.GetLineSpacing(FontStyle.Bold));

      Console.WriteLine("Height for bold Verdana: " + myFamily.GetEmHeight(FontStyle.Bold));
    }
  }