The lengthAdjust attribute is used to decide the stretching of the text within the length defined by the textLength attribute. The elements which are using this attribute are <text>, <textPath>, <tref>, and <tspan>.
Syntax:
lengthAdjust = spacing | spacingAndGlyphs
Attribute values: The lengthAdjust attribute accepts the values mentioned above and described below.
- spacing: It will adjust the spacing between glyphs but will not stretch or squeeze the glyphs themselves.
- spacingAndGlyphs: It will adjust both spacing between glyphs and glyph size.
Note: The default value of lengthAdjust attribute is spacing.
Below examples illustrates the use of lengthAdjust attribute.
Example 1:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< style >
.geek {
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green;
margin-left: 35px;
font-size: 25px;">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< g >
< text class = "geek" x = "0" y = "15" >
Stretched with spacing only:-
</ text >
< text x = "0" y = "35" textLength = "300"
lengthAdjust = "spacing" >
A Computer Science
portal for geeks.
</ text >
</ g >
</ svg >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Example 2:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< style >
.geek {
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green;
margin-left: 35px;
font-size: 25px;">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< g >
< text class = "geek" x = "0" y = "15" >
Stretched with spacing
and glyphs:-
</ text >
< text x = "0" y = "35" textLength = "300"
lengthAdjust = "spacingAndGlyphs" >
A Computer Science
portal for geeks.
</ text >
</ g >
</ svg >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Example 3:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< style >
.geek {
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green;
margin-left: 35px;
font-size: 25px;">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< g >
< text class = "geek" x = "0" y = "15" >
Shrunk with spacing only:-
</ text >
< text x = "0" y = "35" textLength = "100"
lengthAdjust = "spacing" >
A Computer Science
portal for geeks.
</ text >
</ g >
</ svg >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Example 4:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< style >
.geek {
font-style: italic;
font-weight: bold;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green;
margin-left: 35px;
font-size: 25px;">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< g >
< text class = "geek" x = "0" y = "15" >
Shrunk with spacing
and glyphs:-
</ text >
< text x = "0" y = "35" textLength = "100"
lengthAdjust = "spacingAndGlyphs" >
A Computer Science
portal for geeks.
</ text >
</ g >
</ svg >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
