---
title: actualScaleFactor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsstringdrawingcontext/actualscalefactor
---

# actualScaleFactor

The actual scale factor that the system applied to the font during drawing.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion If you specified a custom value in the minimumScaleFactor property, when drawing is complete, this property contains the actual scale factor value that was used to draw the string.

## See Also

### Accessing the scale factors

- [minimumScaleFactor](appkit/nsstringdrawingcontext/minimumscalefactor.md)