letter-spacing

The letter-spacing attribute controls spacing between text characters.

If the attribute value is a unitless number (like 128), the browser processes it as a {{cssxref("length")}} in the current user coordinate system.

If the attribute value has a unit identifier, such as .25em or 1%, then the browser converts the <length> into its corresponding value in the current user coordinate system.

[!NOTE] As a presentation attribute, letter-spacing also has a CSS property counterpart: {{cssxref("letter-spacing")}}. When both are specified, the CSS property takes priority.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

{{SVGElement("text")}}
{{SVGElement("textPath")}}
{{SVGElement("tspan")}}

Examples

Controlling SVG letter spacing

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 400 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text y="20" letter-spacing="2">Bigger letter-spacing</text>
  <text x="200" y="20" letter-spacing="-0.5">Smaller letter-spacing</text>
</svg>

Usage notes

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td><code>normal</code> | {{cssxref("length")}}</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td><code>normal</code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS letter-spacing property.

Examples

Controlling SVG letter spacing

Usage notes

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also