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# NSStringDrawingOptions

Constants that specify the rendering options for drawing a string.

```
enum NSStringDrawingOptions : NSInteger;
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin)

Uses the line fragment origin instead of the baseline origin.

[`NSStringDrawingUsesFontLeading`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingUsesFontLeading)

Uses the font leading for calculating line heights.

[`NSStringDrawingUsesDeviceMetrics`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingUsesDeviceMetrics)

Uses image glyph bounds instead of typographic bounds.

[`NSStringDrawingTruncatesLastVisibleLine`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingTruncatesLastVisibleLine)

Truncates and adds the ellipsis character to the last visible line if the text doesn’t fit into the specified bounds.

[`NSStringDrawingDisableScreenFontSubstitution`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingDisableScreenFontSubstitution)

An option that disables screen font substitution.

[`NSStringDrawingOneShot`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingOneShot)

Suppresses caching layout information.

### Enumeration Cases

[`NSStringDrawingOptionsResolvesNaturalAlignmentWithBaseWritingDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/NSStringDrawingOptionsResolvesNaturalAlignmentWithBaseWritingDirection)

Specifies the behavior for resolving [`NSTextAlignment.natural`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextAlignment/natural) to the visual alignment.

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