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<h1 id="top">Screen.measure_text</h1>
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<code class="sig">Screen.measure_text(text) -&gt; int</code>
<div class="desc"><p>Returns the width in pixels that <code>text</code> occupies in the built-in 5x7 font at scale 1 — 6 pixels per glyph, matching how <a href="screen-draw_text"><code>Screen.draw_text</code></a> advances. Use it to right-align or centre text, size a label's background, or lay out a menu.</p></div>
<div class="examples"><h2>Example</h2><pre data-lang="ludic">program Demo {
handler DrawWorld phase Render {
let label = "READY"
let w = Screen.measure_text(label)
Screen.draw_text(x: 160 - w / 2, y: 100, text: label, color: Color.White, scale: 1)
Screen.show()
}
}</pre></div>
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