SVGTextContentElement: getNumberOfChars() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The getNumberOfChars() method of the SVGTextContentElement interface represents the total number of addressable characters available for rendering within the current element, regardless of whether they will be rendered.

Syntax

js
SVGTextContentElement.getNumberOfChars()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A long.

Examples

Counting Characters in a Text Element

html
<svg width="300" height="100">
  <text id="exampleText" x="10" y="50">Hello, SVG World!</text>
</svg>
js
const textElement = document.getElementById("exampleText");

// Get the number of characters in the text element
const charCount = textElement.getNumberOfChars();

console.log(charCount); // Output: 17

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGTextContentElement__getNumberOfChars

Browser compatibility

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