How can I measure how many characters will fit the width of the document?

Question

I need to write, in JavaScript (I am using jQuery), a function that is aware of the number of characters that fit in a line of the browser window. I\'m using a monospace fo

Answer 1

You can get the total width available for the browser with

window.innerWidth

And then you can get the width of an element with the following method.

document.getElemenById('elem').clientWidth