Web/API/TextMetrics/width

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

HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'TextMetrics.width' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
width Experimental'	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.

See also

• TextMetrics

TextMetrics.width by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.