The letter-spacing
attribute controls spacing between text characters, in addition to any spacing from the kerning
attribute.
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.
As a presentation attribute, it can be applied to any element but it has effect only on the following eight elements: <altGlyph>
, <text>
, <textPath>
, <tref>
, and <tspan>
html, body, svg { height: 100%; }
<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.
As of May 2019, Firefox ignores letter-spacing
and renders text without. Firefox 72 fixed this issue.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'letter-spacing' in that specification. |
Working Draft | SVG 2 just refers to the definition in CSS Text 3. |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'letter-spacing' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
letter-spacing | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown