letter-spacing
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The letter-spacing
attribute controls spacing between text characters.
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 |
---|
CSS Text Module Level 3 # letter-spacing-property |
Browser compatibility
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