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# CTParagraphStyleSpecifier

Constants used to query and modify a paragraph style object.

```
enum CTParagraphStyleSpecifier
```

## Overview

Each specifier has a type and a default value associated with it. The type must always be observed when setting or fetching the value from the `CTParagraphStyle` object. In addition, some specifiers affect the behavior of both the framesetter and the typesetter, and others affect the behavior of only the framesetter, as noted in the constant descriptions.

## Topics

### Constants

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.alignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/alignment)

The text alignment.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.firstLineHeadIndent`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/firstLineHeadIndent)

The distance, in points, from the leading margin of a frame to the beginning of the paragraph’s first line.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.headIndent`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/headIndent)

The distance, in points, from the leading margin of a text container to the beginning of lines other than the first.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.tailIndent`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/tailIndent)

The distance, in points, from the margin of a frame to the end of lines.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.tabStops`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/tabStops)

The text tab objects, sorted by location, that define the tab stops for the paragraph style.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.defaultTabInterval`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/defaultTabInterval)

The document-wide default tab interval.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineBreakMode`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/lineBreakMode)

The mode that should be used to break lines when laying out the paragraph’s text.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineHeightMultiple`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/lineHeightMultiple)

The line height multiple.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.maximumLineHeight`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/maximumLineHeight)

The maximum height that any line in the frame will occupy, regardless of the font size or size of any attached graphic.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.minimumLineHeight`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/minimumLineHeight)

The minimum height that any line in the frame will occupy, regardless of the font size or size of any attached graphic.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineSpacing`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/lineSpacing)

The space in points added between lines within the paragraph (commonly known as leading).

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.paragraphSpacing`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/paragraphSpacing)

The space added at the end of the paragraph to separate it from the following paragraph.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.paragraphSpacingBefore`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/paragraphSpacingBefore)

The distance between the paragraph’s top and the beginning of its text content.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.baseWritingDirection`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/baseWritingDirection)

The base writing direction of the lines.

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.maximumLineSpacing`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/maximumLineSpacing)

The maximum space in points between lines within the paragraph (commonly known as leading).

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.minimumLineSpacing`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/minimumLineSpacing)

The minimum space in points between lines within the paragraph (commonly known as leading).

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineSpacingAdjustment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/lineSpacingAdjustment)

The space in points added between lines within the paragraph (commonly known as leading).

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.count`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/count)

The number of style specifiers.

### Enumeration Cases

[`CTParagraphStyleSpecifier.lineBoundsOptions`](/documentation/CoreText/CTParagraphStyleSpecifier/lineBoundsOptions)

Options that control the alignment of the line edges with the leading and trailing margins.


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