CanvasRenderingContext2D: measureText() method

The CanvasRenderingContext2D.measureText() method returns a TextMetrics object that contains information about the measured text (such as its width, for example).

Syntax

js

measureText(text)

Parameters

text

The text string to measure.

Return value

A TextMetrics object.

Examples

Given this <canvas> element:

html

<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

… you can get a TextMetrics object using the following code:

js

const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");

let text = ctx.measureText("Hello world");
console.log(text.width); // 56;

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-context-2d-measuretext-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also