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p5.js textLeading() Function

The textAlign() function in p5.js is used to set the spacing, in pixels, between lines of text. This function is used in all subsequent calls to the text() function.

Syntax:

textLeading(leading)

Parameters: This function accepts single argument leading which stores the size in pixels for spacing between the lines.

Below programs illustrate the textLeading() function in p5.js:

Example 1: This example uses textAlign() function to set the spacing, in pixels, between lines of text.




function setup() {
  
    // Create Canvas of given size
    createCanvas(380, 170);
}
  
function draw() {
    let string = "Geeks \n For \n Geeks";
      
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
      
    // Set the text size
    textSize(16);
      
    // Set the text 
    text(string, 0, 30);
      
    // set the text leading
    textLeading(34)
      
    text(string, 100, 30);
      
    // set the text leading
    textLeading(60)
      
    text(string, 200, 30);
}


Output:

Example 2: This example uses textAlign() function to return the spacing, in pixels, between lines of text.




function setup() {
  
    // Create Canvas of given size
    createCanvas(380, 170);
}
  
function draw() {
      
    let string = "Geeks \n For \n Geeks";
      
    // Set the background color
    background(220);
      
    // Set the text size
    textSize(16);
      
    // Set the text leading
    textLeading(34)
      
    // Get the value of text leading
    var u = textLeading();
      
    // Set the stroke color
    stroke(255, 204, 0);
      
    // Display the value
    text("Value of TextLeading is : " + u, 50, 30);
}


Output:

Reference: https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/textLeading

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