---
name: "text_length"
section: "3alleg4"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro4-doc"
version: "2:4.4.3.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/text_length/3alleg4"
---

# text\_length(3alleg4)

Returns the length of a string in pixels. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

text\_length - Returns the length of a string in pixels. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<allegro.h\>**

**int text\_length(const FONT \*f, const char \*str);**

## DESCRIPTION

Returns the length (in pixels) of a string in the specified font. Example:

```
   int width = text_length(font, "I love spam");
   ...
   bmp = create_bitmap(width, height);
```

## SEE ALSO

**text\_height**(3alleg4), **ex12bit**(3alleg4), **exmidi**(3alleg4), **expat**(3alleg4), **exunicod**(3alleg4)