The read-only width
property of the TextMetrics
interface contains the text's advance width (the width of that inline box) in CSS pixels.
Examples
Given this <canvas>
element:
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
... you can get a TextMetrics
object using the following code:
const canvas = document.getElementById('canvas'); const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); let text = ctx.measureText('foo'); // TextMetrics object text.width; // 16;
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Living Standard The definition of 'TextMetrics.width' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
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width | Chrome Full support 4 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 9 | Safari Full support 3.1 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 31 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 3.2 | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.