---
title: descender
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uifont/descender
---

# descender

The bottom y-coordinate, offset from the baseline, of the font’s longest descender.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion The descender value is measured in points. This value may be positive or negative. For example, if the longest descender extends 2 points below the baseline, this method returns -2.0 .

## See Also

### Getting Font Metrics

- [pointSize](uikit/uifont/pointsize.md)
- [ascender](uikit/uifont/ascender.md)
- [leading](uikit/uifont/leading.md)
- [capHeight](uikit/uifont/capheight.md)
- [xHeight](uikit/uifont/xheight.md)
- [lineHeight](uikit/uifont/lineheight.md)