The readonly TextMetrics.width property contains the text's advance width (the width of that inline box) in CSS pixels.
Syntax
readonly metrics.width;
Examples
Given this <canvas> element:
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
You can get a TextMetrics object using the following code:
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var text = ctx.measureText("foo"); // TextMetrics object
text.width; // 16;
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'TextMetrics.width' in that specification. |
Living Standard |