letter-spacing
The letter-spacing attribute controls spacing between text characters, in addition to any spacing from the kerning attribute.
If the attribute value is a unitless number (like 128), the browser processes it as a <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 can be used as a CSS property. See the css letter-spacing property for more information.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
Example
<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
| Value |
normal | <length>
|
|---|---|
| Default value | normal |
| Animatable | Yes |
For a description of the values, please refer to the CSS letter-spacing property.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'letter-spacing' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | SVG 2 just refers to the definition in CSS Text 3. |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'letter-spacing' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
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 | |
letter-spacing |
1 |
12 |
73 |
9 |
Yes |
5.1 |
≤37 |
18 |
No |
Yes |
5 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/letter-spacing