# lineHeight

> The line height represents the distance between consecutive lines of text.

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.TextCore](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/textcore.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.TextCoreFontEngineModule

```csharp
public float lineHeight { get; set; }
```

### Remarks

This is the distance from baseline to baseline. It is usually computed as line height = ascent - descent + line gap.