The lengthAdjust attribute controls how the text is stretched into the length defined by the textLength attribute.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
lengthAdjust
Example
<svg width="300" height="150" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<g font-face="sans-serif">
<text x="0" y="20" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacing">
Stretched using spacing only.
</text>
<text x="0" y="50" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
Stretched using spacing and glyphs.
</text>
<text x="0" y="80" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacing">
Shrunk using spacing only.
</text>
<text x="0" y="110" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
Shrunk using spacing and glyphs.
</text>
</g>
</svg>
Usage notes
| Value | spacing | spacingAndGlyphs |
|---|---|
| Default value | spacing |
| Animatable | Yes |
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
lengthAdjust |
Yes | 12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/lengthAdjust