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# CTRubyPosition

Constants that specify the position of the ruby text relative to to the base text.

```
enum CTRubyPosition
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`CTRubyPosition.before`](/documentation/CoreText/CTRubyPosition/before)

The ruby text is positioned before the base text, appearing above horizontal text and to the right of vertical text.

[`CTRubyPosition.after`](/documentation/CoreText/CTRubyPosition/after)

The ruby text is positioned after the base text, appearing below horizontal text and to the left of vertical text.

[`CTRubyPosition.interCharacter`](/documentation/CoreText/CTRubyPosition/interCharacter)

The ruby text is positioned to the right of the base text, regardless of whether it’s horizontal or vertical.

[`CTRubyPosition.inline`](/documentation/CoreText/CTRubyPosition/inline)

The ruby text follows the base text with no special styling.

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

A constant that accounts for all ruby positions during ruby annotation creation.


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