# Gimp.text_get_extents_fontname

    @accepts(unicode, float, Gimp.SizeType, unicode, int, int, int, int)
    @returns(bool)
    def text_get_extents_fontname(text, size, size_type, fontname, width, height, ascent, descent):
        # Python wrapper for gimp_text_get_extents_fontname()

Get extents of the bounding box for the specified text.

This tool returns the width and height of a bounding box for the specified text string with the specified font information. Ascent and descent for the specified font are returned as well. Parameter size-type is not used and is currently ignored. If you need to display a font in points, divide the size in points by 72.0 and multiply it by the vertical resolution of the image you are taking into account.

text

  The text to generate (in UTF-8 encoding).

size

  The size of text in either pixels or points.

size_type

  The units of specified size.

fontname

  The name of the font.

width

  The width of the specified font.

height

  The height of the specified font.

ascent

  The ascent of the specified font.

descent

  The descent of the specified font.

Returns