V-Text-Spacing-Mode Attribute

HTML (DHTML)

V-Text-Spacing-Mode Attribute

Internet Development Index

Defines the mode for letterspacing. Read/write String.

Applies To

TextPath

Tag Syntax

<v: element style="v-text-spacing-mode:expression">

Script Syntax

element.style.v-text-spacing-mode="expression"

expression=element.style.v-text-spacing-mode

Remarks

Values include

  • tightening (default)
  • tracking

This attribute determines whether space will be removed between each letter (tightening) or added between each letter (tracking). The amount of letterspacing change is defined by the V-Text-Spacing attribute.

VML Standard Attribute

Example

The letterspacing between each letter is increased by 200 units.

   <v:line from="50 100" to="400 100">
   <v:fill on="True" color="red"/>
   <v:path textpathok="True"/>
   <v:textpath on="True" string="VML Text"
   style="v-text-spacing:200;v-text-spacing-mode:tracking;font:normal normal normal 36pt Arial"/>
   </v:line>