SVGTextContentElement: getRotationOfChar() method
Baseline
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 getRotationOfChar() method of the SVGTextContentElement interface the represents the rotation of a typographic character.
Syntax
js
getRotationOfChar(index)
Parameters
index-
An
integer; the index of the character.
Return value
A float; the rotation angle of the character in degrees.
Exceptions
IndexSizeErrorDOMException-
Thrown if no character is found at
index.
Examples
Getting the Rotation of a Character
html
<svg width="200" height="100">
<text id="exampleText" x="10" y="40" writing-mode="vertical-rl">
Hello, SVG
</text>
</svg>
js
const textElement = document.getElementById("exampleText");
// Get the rotation of the first character "H"
const rotation = textElement.getRotationOfChar(0);
console.log(extent); // Output: 90
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGTextContentElement__getRotationOfChar |
Browser compatibility
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