Property	Type	Access	Description
appliedFont	Font, String	r/w	The applied font. Either a font object or the name of font family.
appliedLanguage	LanguageWithVendors, Language, String	r/w	The language dictionary appled to the object.
basedOn	Object, String	r/w	The character style this character style is based on.
baselineShift	Unit	r/w	The amount of baseline shift applied to the object.
capitalization	Capitalization enumeration	r/w	The capitalization applied to the object.
fillColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The fill of the object.
fillTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the fill of the object (-1 indicates 100%).
fontStyle	String	r/w	The name of the applied font style.
gradientFillAngle	Real	r/w	The angle of the gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientFillLength	Real	r/w	Length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) of the gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientFillStart	Array of 2 Units	r/w	Starting point (for a linear gradient) or center point (for a radial gradient) of a gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientStrokeAngle	Real	r/w	The angle of the gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
gradientStrokeLength	Real	r/w	Length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) of the gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
gradientStrokeStart	Array of 2 Units	r/w	Starting point (for a linear gradient) or center point (for a radial gradient) of a gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
horizontalScale	Real	r/w	The horizontal scaling percentage applied to the object, including the scaling applied to its containing object(s).
id	Long	read	A unique number identifying the object.
imported	Boolean	read	If true, this character style was imported from another document.
index	Long	read	Index of the object within its parent object.
kerningMethod	String	r/w	The type of kerning (Optical, Metrics or None).
label	String	r/w	A label that can be set to any string.
leading	Unit, Leading enumeration	r/w	The applied leading.
ligatures	Boolean	r/w	If true, use automatic ligature replacement characters.
name	String	r/w	The name of the object.
noBreak	Boolean	r/w	If true, do not break the text across lines.
otfContextualAlternate	Boolean	r/w	If true, use contextual alternate forms in OpenType fonts.
otfDiscretionaryLigature	Boolean	r/w	If true, use discretionary ligatures in OpenType fonts.
otfFigureStyle	OTFFigureStyle enumeration	r/w	The figure style to use in OpenType fonts.
otfFraction	Boolean	r/w	If true, use fractions in OpenType fonts.
otfHistorical	Boolean	r/w	If true, use historical forms in OpenType fonts.
otfOrdinal	Boolean	r/w	If true, use ordinals in OpenType fonts.
otfSlashedZero	Boolean	r/w	If true, use a zero with slash in OpenType fonts.
otfStylisticSets	Long	r/w	Stylistic sets to use in OpenType fonts.
otfSwash	Boolean	r/w	If true, use swash forms in OpenType fonts.
otfTitling	Boolean	r/w	If true, use titling forms in OpenType fonts.
overprintFill	Boolean	r/w	If true, the fill of the object will overprint.
overprintStroke	Boolean	r/w	If true, the storke of the object will overprint.
parent	Object	read	The parent of the object.
pointSize	Unit	r/w	The point size of the text.
position	Position enumeration	r/w	The position (e.g., superscript or subscript) of the object.
properties	An array of property names and values	r/w	Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
skew	Real	r/w	The skew angle applied to the text.
strikeThroughColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The gap color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the gap of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the gap of the strikethrough (-1 represents 100%).
strikeThroughOffset	Unit	r/w	The oﬀset of the strikethrough from the baseline.
strikeThroughOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the strikethrough.
strikeThroughTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to stroke color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughType	StrokeStyle, String	r/w	The stroke style of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight of the strikethrough.
strikeThru	Boolean	r/w	If true, apply a strikethrough to the text.
strokeColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The stroke color of the object.
strokeTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the stroke (-1 indicates 100%).
strokeWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight (thickness) of the stroke.
tracking	Real	r/w	The tracking (range kerning) applied to the object.
underline	Boolean	r/w	If true, apply an underline to the text.
underlineColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The color of the underline.
underlineGapColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The gap color of the underline.
underlineGapOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the gap of the underline.
underlineGapTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the gap of the underline (-1 represents 100%).
underlineOffset	Unit	r/w	The oﬀset of the underline from the baseline.
underlineOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the underline.
underlineTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the underline (-1 represents 100%).
underlineType	StrokeStyle, String	r/w	The stroke style applied to the underline.
underlineWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight of the underline.
verticalScale	Real	r/w	The vertical scaling percentage applied to the object, including the scaling applied to its containing object(s).

CharacterStyle Methods

Method	Returns	Description
extractLabel	String	Gets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name).
getElements	Array of Objects	Resolve the object specifier.
insertLabel	Nothing	Sets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name), creating the label if it does not already exist.
remove	Nothing	Delete object.
toSource	String	Generate JavaScript source that, if executed, will return the specified objects.
toSpecifier	String	Retrieve the object specifier.

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