Line metrics.
TextMesh Pro sets line metrics automatically when you generate a font Asset.
If the generated values produce strange or incorrect results, you can tweak the line metrics settings to fine-tune the font.
Most line metric values are relative to the Baseline, which is the horizontal line that characters sit on.
- Values for above-the-baseline metrics, such as the Ascender height, are greater that the Baseline value.
- Values for below-the-baseline metrics, such as the Descender height, are less than Baseline value.

| Metric: | Function: |
|---|---|
| Line Height | The distance between the tops of consecutive lines. If you set the line height to a value greater than the combined size of the Ascender and Descender, it creates a gap between lines. If you set a line height to a value less than the combined size of the ascender and descender results in potential overlap between characters on different lines. |
| Ascender | The ascender height, which specifies how far characters can extend above the baseline. It corresponds to the top of a line. |
| Cap Height | The height of capital letters from the baseline. |
| Baseline | The baseline height. The baseline is the horizontal line that characters sit on. |
| Descender | The descender height, which specifies how far characters can extend below the baseline. |
| Underline Offset | The position of underlines relative to the baseline. |
| Strikethrough Offset | The position of strikethrough lines relative to the baseline. |
| Superscript/ Subscript Offset | Adjust the baseline for superscript and subscript text. |
| Super/ Subscript Size | The scale of superscript and subscript text relative to the normal font size. |
| Padding | The amount of padding between characters in the font atlas texture. TextMesh Pro sets this value when you generate the font Asset. It is not editable. |
| Width/Height | The font atlas texture's width and height, in pixels. TextMesh Pro sets these values when you generate the font Asset. They are not editable. |