SVGTextContentElement: getComputedTextLength() method
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The getComputedTextLength() method of the SVGTextContentElement interface represents the computed length for the text within the element.
Syntax
js
getComputedTextLength()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A float.
Examples
Computing the text length
html
<svg width="300" height="100">
<text id="exampleText" x="10" y="50" font-size="16">Hello, SVG World!</text>
</svg>
js
const textElement = document.getElementById("exampleText");
// Get the computed text length
const textLength = textElement.getComputedTextLength();
console.log(textLength); // Output: 124.5 (e.g. depends on font size and text content)
Specifications
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| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGTextContentElement__getComputedTextLength |
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