The ImagickDraw::setTextKerning() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to set the text kerning which defines the spacing between the text.
Syntax:
bool ImagickDraw::setTextKerning( float $kerning )
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $kerning which holds the text kerning.
Return Value: This function returns TRUE on success.
Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.
Below given programs illustrate the ImagickDraw::setTextKerning() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php   // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();   // Set the text Kerning $draw->setTextKerning(10);   // Get the text Kerning $textKerning = $draw->getTextKerning(); echo $textKerning; ?> |
Output:
10
Program 2:
<?php   // Create a new imagick object $imagick = new Imagick();   // Create a image on imagick object $imagick->newImage(800, 250, 'black');   // Create a new ImagickDraw object $draw = new ImagickDraw();   // Set the fill color $draw->setFillColor('red');   // Set the text kerning $draw->setTextKerning(30);   // Set the font size $draw->setFontSize(50);   // Annotate a text $draw->annotation(50, 200, 'neveropen');   // Render the draw commands $imagick->drawImage($draw);   // Show the output $imagick->setImageFormat('png'); header("Content-Type: image/png"); echo $imagick->getImageBlob(); ?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/imagickdraw.settextkerning.php
