SVGTextContentElement: textLength property

{{APIRef("SVG")}}

The textLength read-only property of the {{domxref("SVGTextContentElement")}} interface reflects the {{SVGAttr("textLength")}} attribute of the given element.

Value

An {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}}.

Examples

Accessing the textLength Property

<svg width="200" height="100">
  <text id="myText" x="10" y="50" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacing">
    Hello, SVG!
  </text>
</svg>

const textElement = document.getElementById("myText");

// Access the textLength property
const animatedLength = textElement.textLength;

// The base value of the textLength attribute
console.log(animatedLength.baseVal.value); // Output: 100

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{SVGAttr("textLength")}}
• {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}}