The lengthAdjust attribute controls how the text is stretched into the length defined by the textLength attribute.
Four elements are using this attribute: <text>, <textPath>, <tref>, and <tspan>
html, body, svg {
height: 100%;
}
<svg width="300" height="150" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<g font-face="sans-serif">
<text x="0" y="20" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacing">
Stretched using spacing only.
</text>
<text x="0" y="50" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
Stretched using spacing and glyphs.
</text>
<text x="0" y="80" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacing">
Shrunk using spacing only.
</text>
<text x="0" y="110" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
Shrunk using spacing and glyphs.
</text>
</g>
</svg>
Usage notes
| Value | spacing | spacingAndGlyphs |
|---|---|
| Default value | spacing |
| Animatable | Yes |
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'lengthAdjust' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | No change |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'lengthAdjust' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lengthAdjust | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support