spacing property

Font.spacing property

Returns or sets the spacing (in points) between characters .

get spacing(): number

Examples

Shows how to set horizontal scaling and spacing for characters.

let doc = new aw.Document();
let builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Add run of text and increase character width to 150%.
builder.font.scaling = 150;
builder.writeln("Wide characters");

// Add run of text and add 1pt of extra horizontal spacing between each character.
builder.font.spacing = 1;
builder.writeln("Expanded by 1pt");

// Add run of text and bring characters closer together by 1pt.
builder.font.spacing = -1;
builder.writeln("Condensed by 1pt");

doc.save(base.artifactsDir + "Font.ScalingSpacing.docx");

See Also

Font.snapToGrid property Font.strikeThrough property