spacing
The spacing attribute indicates how the user agent should determine the spacing between typographic characters that are to be rendered along a path.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
Usage notes
| Value |
auto | exact
|
|---|---|
| Default value | exact |
| Animatable | Yes |
auto-
This value indicates that the user agent should use text-on-a-path layout algorithms to adjust the spacing between typographic characters in order to achieve visually appealing results.
exact-
This value indicates that the typographic characters should be rendered exactly according to the spacing rules as specified by the layout rules for text-on-a-path.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'spacing' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | No change |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'spacing' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/spacing