---
title: "drawsVerticallyForCharacter(at:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstextinputclient/drawsverticallyforcharacter(at:)"
---

# drawsVerticallyForCharacter(at:)

Informs the text input management system whether the protocol-conforming client renders the character at the given index vertically.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func drawsVerticallyForCharacter(at charIndex: Int) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `charIndex`: The index of the character to test.

## Return Value

Return Value true if the character is rendered vertically; otherwise false.

## See Also

### Getting character coordinates

- [characterIndex(for:)](appkit/nstextinputclient/characterindex(for:).md)
- [firstRect(forCharacterRange:actualRange:)](appkit/nstextinputclient/firstrect(forcharacterrange:actualrange:).md)
- [baselineDeltaForCharacter(at:)](appkit/nstextinputclient/baselinedeltaforcharacter(at:).md)
- [fractionOfDistanceThroughGlyph(for:)](appkit/nstextinputclient/fractionofdistancethroughglyph(for:).md)