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# advancement(forGlyph:)

Returns the nominal spacing for the given glyph—the distance the current point moves after showing the glyph—accounting for the receiver’s size.

```
func advancement(forGlyph glyph: NSGlyph) -> NSSize
```

## Parameters

`glyph`

The glyph whose advancement is returned.

## Return Value

The advancement spacing in points.

## Discussion

This spacing is given according to the glyph’s movement direction, which is either strictly horizontal or strictly vertical.

## See Also

[`maximumAdvancement`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFont/maximumAdvancement)

The maximum advance of any of the font’s glyphs.


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