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# paragraphSpacingBefore

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

```
var paragraphSpacingBefore: CGFloat { get }
```

## Discussion

This property contains the space (measured in points) between the current and previous paragraphs. The default value of this property is `0.0`.

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