Calculate text width with JavaScript

Question

I\'d like to use JavaScript to calculate the width of a string. Is this possible without having to use a monospace typeface?

If it\'s not built-in, my only idea is t

Answer 1

The width and heigth of a text can be obtained with clientWidth and clientHeight

var element = document.getElementById ("mytext");

var width = element.clientWidth;
var height = element.clientHeight;

make sure that style position property is set to absolute

element.style.position = "absolute";

not required to be inside a div, can be inside a p or a span