The ImagickDraw::setTextKerning() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to set the text kerning which defines the spacing between the text.
Syntax:
bool ImagickDraw::setTextKerning( float $kerning )
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $kerning which holds the text kerning.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success.
Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.
Below given programs illustrate the ImagickDraw::setTextKerning() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();
// Set the text Kerning $draw ->setTextKerning(10);
// Get the text Kerning $textKerning = $draw ->getTextKerning();
echo $textKerning ;
?> |
Output:
10
Program 2:
<?php // Create a new imagick object $imagick = new Imagick();
// Create a image on imagick object $imagick ->newImage(800, 250, 'black' );
// Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();
// Set the fill color $draw ->setFillColor( 'red' );
// Set the text kerning $draw ->setTextKerning(30);
// Set the font size $draw ->setFontSize(50);
// Annotate a text $draw ->annotation(50, 200, 'GeeksforGeeks' );
// Render the draw commands $imagick ->drawImage( $draw );
// Show the output $imagick ->setImageFormat( 'png' );
header( "Content-Type: image/png" );
echo $imagick ->getImageBlob();
?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagickdraw.settextkerning.php