word-spacing

The word-spacing attribute specifies spacing behavior between words.

If a {{cssxref("length")}} is provided without a unit identifier (e.g., an unqualified number such as 128), the browser processes the <length> as a width value in the current user coordinate system.

If a <length> is provided with one of the unit identifiers (e.g., .25em or 1%), then the browser converts the <length> into a corresponding value in the current user coordinate system.

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

Elements

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

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

Usage notes

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

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

Examples

This example includes two {{SVGElement("text")}} elements with different word-spacing values.

css

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 250 50" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text y="20" word-spacing="4">Bigger spacing between words</text>
  <text x="0" y="40" word-spacing="-0.5">Smaller spacing between words</text>
</svg>

Elements

Usage notes

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also