# TextLineMetrics and TopLeft X,Y of TextField, Label

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textlinemetrics-and-topleft-x-y-of-textfield-label/319841>\
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**Created:** [March 6, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textlinemetrics-and-topleft-x-y-of-textfield-label/319841 "2011-03-06T12:06:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![futurox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@futurox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/futurox)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textlinemetrics-and-topleft-x-y-of-textfield-label/319841/1 "2011-03-06T12:06:44Z")

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The question is how to count space between the y-origin of the text and y-coordinates of the top of a letter? See below in the picture: