Is it possible to get width of text inside a textarea element?
I don't want $('textarea').val().length per se, as it doesn't depend on font-size.
I would prefer the absolute width of the text inside.
Is it possible to get width of text inside a textarea element?
I don't want $('textarea').val().length per se, as it doesn't depend on font-size.
I would prefer the absolute width of the text inside.
Share Improve this question edited Sep 21, 2018 at 2:53 Jesse W. Collins 1391 gold badge1 silver badge12 bronze badges asked Oct 17, 2010 at 12:29 framomo86framomo86 1,2052 gold badges14 silver badges17 bronze badges1 Answer
Reset to default 9It's well possible this information is impossible to get hold of.
Workaround idea:
- Create a
spanelement with the font size settings of the textarea - Give the span element the input's value using
.text(value) - Measure the span's width