FormidableLabs/measure-text

Name: measure-text

Owner: Formidable

Description: An efficient text measurement function for the browser.

Created: 2016-02-12 01:25:17.0

Updated: 2018-01-04 20:26:11.0

Pushed: 2016-10-04 19:30:43.0

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Language: JavaScript

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measure-text

An efficient text measurement function for the browser.

API

t measurement = measureText({
xt: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog",
ntFamily: "Georgia",
ntSize: "2em",
neHeight: 1.3,
ntWeight: 700,
ntStyle: "italic"

measureText accepts the following parameter object:

• text: string|Array<string> the text to measure. Measures multiline text if provided an array.
• fontFamily: string the font family of the text.
• fontSize: string the size of the font. All CSS units work here.
• lineHeight: string|number the line height of the text. measureText assumes the lineHeight to be a unitless CSS value if provided either a number or a string with no unit. Any other string acts as a CSS value.
• The following units are not supported: “%“, “ch”, “cm”, “em”, “ex”
• fontWeight: string|number the weight of the text. Accepts numeric and textual weights.
• fontStyle: string the style of the font.
• canvas: HTMLCanvasElement a canvas instance to use instead of the default global canvas.