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

# leading

The font’s leading information.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion The leading value represents additional space between lines of text and is measured in points.

## See Also

### Getting Font Metrics

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