---
title: italicAngle
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsfont/italicangle
---

# italicAngle

The number of degrees that the font is slanted counterclockwise from the vertical.

## Declaration

```swift
var italicAngle: CGFloat { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The italic angle value is read from the font’s AFM file. Because the slant is measured counterclockwise, English italic fonts typically return a negative value.

## See Also

### Getting Underline and Italic Metrics

- [underlinePosition](appkit/nsfont/underlineposition.md)
- [underlineThickness](appkit/nsfont/underlinethickness.md)