---
title: CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineSpacing
framework: coretext
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/linespacing
---

# CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineSpacing

The space in points added between lines within the paragraph (commonly known as leading).

## Declaration

```swift
case lineSpacing
```

## Discussion

Discussion Instead, use CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.maximumLineSpacing, CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.minimumLineSpacing, and CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineSpacingAdjustment to control space between lines. This value is always nonnegative. Type: CGFloat. Default value: 0.0. Affects: CTFramesetter.

## See Also

### Constants

- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.alignment](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/alignment.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.firstLineHeadIndent](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/firstlineheadindent.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.headIndent](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/headindent.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.tailIndent](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/tailindent.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.tabStops](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/tabstops.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.defaultTabInterval](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/defaulttabinterval.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineBreakMode](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/linebreakmode.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineHeightMultiple](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/lineheightmultiple.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.maximumLineHeight](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/maximumlineheight.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.minimumLineHeight](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/minimumlineheight.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.paragraphSpacing](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/paragraphspacing.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.paragraphSpacingBefore](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/paragraphspacingbefore.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.baseWritingDirection](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/basewritingdirection.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.maximumLineSpacing](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/maximumlinespacing.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.minimumLineSpacing](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier/minimumlinespacing.md)