# Metrics/Height - Figma & Indesign **URL:** \ **Category:** Using Fonts\ **Created:** [October 1, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653 "2024-10-01T09:42:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/JacqMon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/1 "2024-10-01T09:42:08Z")
Hello I have a problem with alignment on Figma and indesign, I was able to read the online resources and the problems of other users on this subject, only no matter how much I enter my values, the placement does not change (hhea, win, typo) The customer who the cast is intended for wants it to align with the baseline Do you have any idea how to proceed? ![FIGMA-INDD](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/2/82116685128ff2360e15e7b6eccd1ec27d0fcdb8.png) ---
**Author:** ![SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/scarewe/32/18952_2.png) [@SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/SCarewe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/2 "2024-10-01T10:50:34Z")
Do you have the custom parameter “Use Typo Metrics” set? I wouldn’t compare my font with (very) old fonts. They often use outdated practices that are not encouraged anymore. What exactly are you trying to achieve? The alignment looks good to me. Arial and Helvetica, however, look wrong. That’s why I wouldn’t use them as reference. ---
**Author:** ![JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/JacqMon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/3 "2024-10-01T11:03:05Z")
Yes, I have selected the “Use Typo Metrics”, I send you a clearer example, Here, the texts are centered in height, so the gap becomes much larger (the typo concerned is always the one on the left) ![Capture d’écran 2024-10-01 à 12.59.54](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/1/419113306031a5d21d709e29eb59e8cd87080782.png) ---
**Author:** ![kokoshneta](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/kokoshneta/32/14816_2.png) [@kokoshneta](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/kokoshneta)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/4 "2024-10-01T11:22:49Z")
> [@JacqMon](#): > > no matter how much I enter my values, the placement does not change (hhea, win, typo) Sounds like possibly a font cache issue. Have you read the section about eliminating those? > **[Eliminating font cache problems | Glyphs](https://glyphsapp.com/learn/eliminating-font-cache-problems)** > > Re-installing a font in Font Book can lead to font cache trouble. Here is how to avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/JacqMon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/5 "2024-10-01T11:52:32Z")
Hello, I already tried this, but unfortunately it doesn’t work Below is how the text behaves in the text box Thank you ![Capture d’écran 2024-10-01 à 13.45.04](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/5/a5cf93944aebe39cbfc13c17b5c55ed356c7de73.png) ---
**Author:** ![michaelrafailyk](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/michaelrafailyk/32/32212_2.png) [@michaelrafailyk](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/michaelrafailyk)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/6 "2024-10-01T12:36:40Z")
Looks like the font has lower Ascender / TypoAscender / WinAscent, and higher Descender / TypoDescender / WinDescend, then Arial and Helvetica. It could be the reason of a shift. If you select the text in all three fonts in example one by one in Figma, you’ll see the height of a selection. Different operation systems, applications, and web browsers caltulate vertical metrics in different ways, so there are some strategies that help to keep the vertical metrics the same in most environments. > **[Vertical metrics | Glyphs](https://glyphsapp.com/learn/vertical-metrics)** > > Synchronizing your vertical metrics across a whole family of fonts and even across various platforms is important, but alas, a little complicated. Good news: you only need to do that once for each font family. So, save this link for later. ---
**Author:** ![JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/JacqMon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/7 "2024-10-01T12:55:01Z")
I would only like to lower the baseline of my cast by 2px, if anyone has a solution I’m all for it! The other problems of discrepancies are now solved. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/scarewe/32/18952_2.png) [@SCarewe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/SCarewe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/8 "2024-10-01T13:21:31Z")
> [@JacqMon](#): > > my cast Is this Google Translate’s interpretation of “ma fonte”? 😁 What do you mean by “lower by 2px”? Do you want to make the space above bigger? Or the space below smaller? Everything you need for that is explained in the Vertical Metrics tutorial. ---
**Author:** ![JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JacqMon](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/JacqMon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/metrics-height-figma-indesign/31653/9 "2024-10-01T13:38:51Z")
hahaha yes (I didn’t proofread my text before sending it 😉 I just found the solution I just had to enter 1000 in ascender and it now works on Figma and indesign Thank you for your answers!