Calculates the width and height of a text string

[siz, baseLine] = cv.getTextSize(text)
[...] = cv.getTextSize(..., 'OptionName', optionValue, ...)

Input

• text Input text string.

Output

• siz Size of a box that contains the specified text [w,h].
• baseLine y-coordinate of the baseline relative to the bottom-most text point.

Options

• FontFace Font to use. One of the following:
  • HersheySimplex (default)
  • HersheyPlain
  • HersheyDuplex
  • HersheyComplex
  • HersheyTriplex
  • HersheyComplexSmall
  • HersheyScriptSimplex
  • HersheyScriptComplex
• FontStyle Font style. One of 'Regular' (default) or 'Italic'
• FontScale Font scale factor that is multiplied by the font-specific base size. default 1.0
• Thickness Thickness of lines used to render the text. default 1

The function cv.getTextSize calculates and returns the size of a box that contains the specified text.

Example

Refer to the draw_text_demo.m sample. The code renders some text, the tight box surrounding it, and the baseline.