CanvasRenderingContext2D: wordSpacing property

Value

The word spacing as a string in the CSS <length> data format. The default is 0px.

The property can be used to get or set the spacing. The property value will remain unchanged if set to an invalid/unparsable value.

In this example we display the text "Hello World" three times, using the wordSpacing property to modify the spacing in each case. The spacing is also displayed for each case, using the value of the property.

HTML

html

<canvas id="canvas" width="700"></canvas>

JavaScript

const canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"); const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"); ctx.font = "30px serif"; // Default word spacing ctx.fillText(`Hello world (default: ${ctx.wordSpacing})`, 10, 40); // Custom word spacing: 10px ctx.wordSpacing = "10px"; ctx.fillText(`Hello world (${ctx.wordSpacing})`, 10, 90); // Custom word spacing: 30px ctx.wordSpacing = "30px"; ctx.fillText(`Hello world (${ctx.wordSpacing})`, 10, 140);