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Calculate text width with JavaScript.


To calculate text width, use the Canvas.measureText() method in JavaScript. You can try to run the following code to get the text width −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
   </head>
   <body>
      <script>
         function displayTextWidth(text, font) {
            var myCanvas = displayTextWidth.canvas || (displayTextWidth.canvas = document.createElement("canvas"));
            var context = myCanvas.getContext("2d");
            context.font = font;
           
            var metrics = context.measureText(text);
            return metrics.width;
         };
         document.write("Text Width: "+displayTextWidth("This is demo text!", "italic 18pt verdana")); //
      </script>
   </body>
</html>