getTextExtent

Get the pixel extent of a text string with specified font properties.

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Description
This function gets the text extent of a text string. Useful if the exact extent of text in GUIs is needed.
Example
>> getTextExtent('Hello World', ...
'Name', 'Avenir Next', ...
'Size', 14, ...
'Weight', 'bold')
ans =
82.0000 19.5000

Cite As

Eivind Hennestad (2026). getTextExtent (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/168156-gettextextent), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0