SVGTextContentElement: getEndPositionOfChar() method

The getEndPositionOfChar() method of the SVGTextContentElement interface returns the trailing position of a typographic character after text layout has been performed.

Syntax

js
getEndPositionOfChar(index)

Parameters

index

An integer; the index of the character.

Return value

A DOMPoint object; the position of the character in user coordinates.

Exceptions

IndexSizeError DOMException

Thrown if no character is found at index.

Examples

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Getting the End 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 end position of the character at index 0 (the first character)
const position = textElement.getEndPositionOfChar(0);

// Get the x and y coordinates of the first character
console.log(position.x, position.y); // Output: 21.5 50

Specifications