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lengthAdjust

The lengthAdjust attribute controls how the text is stretched into the length defined by the textLength attribute.

Four elements are using this attribute: <text>, <textPath>, <tref>, and <tspan>

<svg width="300" height="150" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <g font-face="sans-serif">
    <text x="0" y="20" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacing">
      Stretched using spacing only.
    </text>
    <text x="0" y="50" textLength="300" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
      Stretched using spacing and glyphs.
    </text>
    <text x="0" y="80" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacing">
      Shrunk using spacing only.
    </text>
    <text x="0" y="110" textLength="100" lengthAdjust="spacingAndGlyphs">
      Shrunk using spacing and glyphs.
    </text>
  </g>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`spacing` \| `spacingAndGlyphs`
Default value	`spacing`
Animatable	Yes

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'lengthAdjust' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'lengthAdjust' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
`lengthAdjust`	Yes	12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`lengthAdjust`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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