# FormattingStyle.BaseStyle Property

> Gets the FormattingStyle which is the base style of this style. If this style is the TextControl's root style this property returns null. The property's value can be either a ParagraphStyle or an InlineStyle.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > FormattingStyle.BaseStyle Property
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/llms-full.txt

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- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/#syntax)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/#examples)
- [Limitations](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/formattingstyle/basestyle-property/#limitations)

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