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SVGTextContentElement: getStartPositionOfChar() method - Web APIs | MDN
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SVGTextContentElement: getStartPositionOfChar() method
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The getStartPositionOfChar() method of the SVGTextContentElement interface returns the position of a typographic character after text layout has been performed.
Syntax
js
getStartPositionOfChar(index)
Parameters
index-
An
integer; the index of the character.
Return value
A DOMPoint object; the position of the character in user coordinates.
Exceptions
IndexSizeErrorDOMException-
Thrown if no character is found at
index.
Examples
Getting the Position of a Character
html
<svg width="300" height="100">
<text id="exampleText" x="10" y="50" font-size="16">Hello, SVG World!</text>
</svg>
js
const textElement = document.getElementById("exampleText");
// Get the position of the character at index 0 (the first character)
const position = textElement.getStartPositionOfChar(0);
// Get the x and y coordinates of the first character
console.log(position.x, position.y); // Output: 10 50
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGTextContentElement__getStartPositionOfChar |
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