---
name: "text_height"
section: "3alleg4"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro4-doc"
version: "2:4.4.3.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/text_height/3alleg4"
---

# text\_height(3alleg4)

Returns the height of a font in pixels. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

text\_height - Returns the height of a font in pixels. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<allegro.h\>**

**int text\_height(const FONT \*f)**

## DESCRIPTION

Returns the height (in pixels) of the specified font. Example:

```
   int height = text_height(font);
   ...
   bmp = create_bitmap(width, height);
```

## SEE ALSO

**text\_length**(3alleg4), **ex12bit**(3alleg4), **exmidi**(3alleg4), **expackf**(3alleg4), **expat**(3alleg4), **exsprite**(3alleg4), **exsyscur**(3alleg4), **exunicod**(3alleg4)