# C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRendererBase.GetPixelsPerDip

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRendererBase_GetPixelsPerDip_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRendererBase.GetPixelsPerDip*">GetPixelsPerDip Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRendererBase_GetPixelsPerDip_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRendererBase.GetPixelsPerDip(System.Object)">GetPixelsPerDip(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the number of physical pixels per DIP.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual float GetPixelsPerDip(object clientDrawingContext)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable Function GetPixelsPerDip(clientDrawingContext As Object) As Single</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">clientDrawingContext</span></td>
      <td><p>The drawing context passed to <span class="xref">C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout.Draw_(System.IntPtr,System.IntPtr,System.Single,System.Single)</span>.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><p>the number of physical pixels per DIP</p>
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<h5 class="implements">Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.PixelSnapping.GetPixelsPerDip.html#C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_PixelSnapping_GetPixelsPerDip_System_Object_">PixelSnapping.GetPixelsPerDip(object)</a></div>
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<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Because a DIP (device-independent pixel) is 1/96 inch,  the pixelsPerDip value is the number of logical pixels per inch divided by 96.</p>
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