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TeX/ht
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every box has three properties: height, depth and width. \ht<8bit_box#> return the height of the #box.
\setbox0=\vbox{\hbox{x}\hbox{x}}
\setbox1=\hbox{\hbox{x}}
\showthe\ht0
\showthe\ht1