Baseline Widely available
The CanvasRenderingContext2D.measureText()
method returns a TextMetrics
object that contains information about the measured text (such as its width, for example).
text
The text string to measure.
A TextMetrics
object.
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("Hello world");
console.log(text.width); // 56;
Specifications Browser compatibility See also
CanvasRenderingContext2D
TextMetrics
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