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added 50 characters in body

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edited Oct 28, 2015 at 12:29

user11232

\documentclass{article}
\newlength{\mylen}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength{\mylen}{\fontcharht\font`T\fontcharht\font`X}}   %% height of TX
\begin{document}
  T\ruleX\rule{5cm}{\mylen}
\end{document}

Thanks to egreg and Barbara.

\documentclass{article}
\newlength{\mylen}
\setlength{\mylen}{\fontcharht\font`T}   %% height of T
\begin{document}
  T\rule{5cm}{\mylen}
\end{document}

\documentclass{article}
\newlength{\mylen}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength{\mylen}{\fontcharht\font`X}}   %% height of X
\begin{document}
  X\rule{5cm}{\mylen}
\end{document}

Thanks to egreg and Barbara.

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created Oct 28, 2015 at 11:23

user11232

\documentclass{article}
\newlength{\mylen}
\setlength{\mylen}{\fontcharht\font`T}   %% height of T
\begin{document}
  T\rule{5cm}{\mylen}
\end{document}