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
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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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
getNumberOfChars

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