# Hypertext Help with LaTeX
\settoheight

`\settoheight{len-cmd}{text}`

The `\settoheight` command sets the value of a length command, `len-cmd`, which is specified as the first argument, equal to the maximum height of the `text` argument in the current font.

For example,

      \settoheight{\baselineskip}{Xanadu}
      \setlength{\baselineskip}{1.5\baselineskip}

would set the value of `\baselineskip` to 1.5 times the height of the capital "X".

See Lengths
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