SVG letter-spacing Attribute

Last Updated : 31 Mar, 2022

The letter-spacing attribute controls spacing between text characters i.e. increasing or decreasing the space between characters in a text.

Syntax:

letter-spacing = keyword-values | length-values | global-values

Attribute Values: The letter-spacing attribute accepts three values mentioned above and described below:

  • keyword-values: This attribute value includes values like normal.
  • length-values: This attribute value includes values like em, px, etc.
  • global-values: This attribute value includes values like inherit, initial, and unset.

Note: The default value of letter-spacing is normal. 

Below examples illustrate the use of letter-spacing attribute in SVG.

Example 1:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<body>
    <h1 style="color: green; 
              margin-left: 150px;
              font-size: 25px;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <svg viewBox="0 5 700 30" 
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
        
        <text y="20" letter-spacing="2">
            It is a Computer Science portal.
        </text>
    </svg>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Example 2:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<body>
    <h1 style="color: green; 
            margin-left: -5px;
            font-size: 25px;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <svg viewBox="0 0 700 30" 
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
        
        <text y="20" letter-spacing="-1">
            It is a Computer Science portal.
        </text>
    </svg>
</body>

</html>

Output:

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