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# kCMTextMarkupAttribute_CharacterEdgeStyle

A style for character edges.

```
let kCMTextMarkupAttribute_CharacterEdgeStyle: CFString
```

## Discussion

This attribute’s value must be one of the constants listed below that control the shape of the edges of drawn characters. The default value is [`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_None`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_None).

## Topics

### Edge Styles

[`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_None`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_None)

No edge style.

[`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Raised`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Raised)

A raised edge style.

[`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Depressed`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Depressed)

A depressed edge style.

[`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Uniform`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_Uniform)

A uniform border style.

[`kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_DropShadow`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMTextMarkupCharacterEdgeStyle_DropShadow)

A drop shadow style.


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