diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 6c5aa73..ddf5dc1 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-check exact asc/dsc
-
 option to embed local matched fonts for non-embedded ones
 
 fake space detection
diff --git a/src/HTMLRenderer.h b/src/HTMLRenderer.h
index 23aae8e..0298872 100644
--- a/src/HTMLRenderer.h
+++ b/src/HTMLRenderer.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class HTMLRenderer : public OutputDev
         // TODO: add a class for these
         double line_x, line_y;
         long long line_tm_id;
-        double line_height;
+        double line_ascent, line_height;
         std::stringstream line_buf; 
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/HTMLRenderer/install.cc b/src/HTMLRenderer/install.cc
index 04f966b..bc61763 100644
--- a/src/HTMLRenderer/install.cc
+++ b/src/HTMLRenderer/install.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 
 using std::all_of;
+using std::max;
+using std::min;
 
 FontInfo HTMLRenderer::install_font(GfxFont * font)
 {
@@ -277,8 +280,15 @@ void HTMLRenderer::install_embedded_font(GfxFont * font, const string & suffix,
         int em = TypoAsc - TypoDes;
         if(em != 0)
         {
-            info.ascent = ((double)HHeadAsc) / em;
-            info.descent = ((double)HHeadDes) / em;
+            /*
+            int a = max(WinAsc, max(TypoAsc, HHeadAsc));
+            int d = min(-WinDes, min(TypoDes, HHeadDes));
+            */
+            int a = WinAsc;
+            int d = -WinDes;
+
+            info.ascent = ((double)a) / em;
+            info.descent = ((double)d) / em;
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/HTMLRenderer/state.cc b/src/HTMLRenderer/state.cc
index ca119f3..51b7132 100644
--- a/src/HTMLRenderer/state.cc
+++ b/src/HTMLRenderer/state.cc
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ void HTMLRenderer::prepare_line(GfxState * state)
         {
             state->transform(state->getCurX(), state->getCurY(), &line_x, &line_y);
             line_tm_id = cur_tm_id;
-            line_height = cur_font_info.ascent * draw_font_size;
+            line_ascent = cur_font_info.ascent * draw_font_size;
+            line_height = (cur_font_info.ascent - cur_font_info.descent) * draw_font_size;
 
             //resync position
             draw_ty = cur_ty;
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@ void HTMLRenderer::prepare_line(GfxState * state)
 
         line_buf << format("<span class=\"f%|1$x| s%|2$x| c%|3$x| l%|4$x| w%|5$x| r%|6$x|\">") 
             % cur_font_info.id % cur_fs_id % cur_color_id % cur_ls_id % cur_ws_id % cur_rise_id;
-        line_height = max(line_height, cur_font_info.ascent * draw_font_size);
+        line_ascent = max(line_ascent, cur_font_info.ascent * draw_font_size);
+        line_height = max(line_height, (cur_font_info.ascent - cur_font_info.descent) * draw_font_size);
 
         line_status = LineStatus::SPAN;
     }
@@ -380,10 +382,10 @@ void HTMLRenderer::close_line()
     // TODO class for height
     html_fout << format("<div style=\"left:%1%px;bottom:%2%px;height:%4%px;line-height:%5%px;\" class=\"l t%|3$x|\">")
         % line_x
-        % (line_y + 1)
+        % line_y
         % line_tm_id
-        % line_height
-        % (line_height * 2)
+        % line_ascent
+        % (line_ascent * 2) // TODO: why?
         ;
     html_fout << line_buf.rdbuf();
     line_buf.str("");