descent-override
Quick Summary for descent-override (@font-face)
The descent-override CSS descriptor defines the descent metric for the font. The descent metric is the height below the baseline that CSS uses to lay out line boxes in an inline formatting context.
Code Usage for descent-override (@font-face)
descent-override: normal; descent-override: 90%; 
More Details for descent-override (@font-face)

descent-override

The descent-override CSS descriptor defines the descent metric for the font. The descent metric is the height below the baseline that CSS uses to lay out line boxes in an inline formatting context.

Syntax

descent-override: normal; descent-override: 90%; 

Values

normal

The default value. When used the metric value is obtained from the font file.

<percentage>

A <percentage> value.

Formal definition

Related at-rule@font-face
Initial valuenormal
Percentagesas specified
Computed valueas specified

Formal syntax

normal | <percentage>

Examples

Overriding metrics of a fallback font

The descent-override property can help when overriding the metrics of a fallback font to better match those of a primary web font.

@font-face {   font-family: web-font;   src: url("https://example.com/font.woff"); }  @font-face {   font-family: local-font;   src: local(Local Font);   descent-override: 125%; } 

Specifications

Specification
CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-metrics-override-desc

See also

ascent-override font-display font-family font-weight font-style font-stretch font-variant font-feature-settings font-variation-settings line-gap-override src size-adjust unicode-range descriptor

Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors

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