# Gimp.text_get_extents_font

    function text_get_extents_font(text: String, size: Number(gdouble), font: Gimp.Font): [ok: Boolean, width: Number(gint), height: Number(gint), ascent: Number(gint), descent: Number(gint)] {
        // Gjs wrapper for gimp_text_get_extents_font()
    }

Get extents of the bounding box for the specified text.

This tool returns the width and height of a bounding box for the specified text rendered with the specified font information. Ascent and descent of the glyph extents are returned as well. The ascent is the distance from the baseline to the highest point of the character. This is positive if the glyph ascends above the baseline. The descent is the distance from the baseline to the lowest point of the character. This is positive if the glyph descends below the baseline. The size is always in pixels. If you need to set a font in points, divide the size in points by 72.0 and multiply it by the vertical resolution of the image you are taking into account.

text

  The text to generate (in UTF-8 encoding).

size

  The size of text in either pixels or points.

font

  The name of the font.

ok

  TRUE on success.

width

  The width of the glyph extents.

height

  The height of the glyph extents.

ascent

  The ascent of the glyph extents.

descent

  The descent of the glyph extents.