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Gets the descent of the Font.
The descent spans the distance between the baseline and the lowest descending glyph in a typeface.
== Function ==
=== Synopsis ===
<source lang="lua">
descent = Font:getDescent( )
</source>
=== Arguments ===
None.
=== Returns ===
{{param|number|descent|The descent of the Font in pixels.}}
== See Also ==
* [[parent::Font]]
* [[Font:getAscent]]
* [[Font:getBaseline]]
[[Category:Functions]]
{{#set:Description=Gets the descent  of the Font in pixels.}}
== Other Languages ==
{{i18n|Font:getDescent}}