diff --git a/inc/thorvg.h b/inc/thorvg.h
index e886055b..f903955e 100644
--- a/inc/thorvg.h
+++ b/inc/thorvg.h
@@ -284,6 +284,25 @@ struct Matrix
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief A data structure representing metrics for a single glyph.
+ *
+ * @since Experimental API
+ */
+struct GlyphMetrics
+{
+    Point kerning = {0.0f, 0.0f};
+
+    float advanceWidth;
+    float leftSideBearing;
+    float yOffset;
+    float minw;
+    float minh;
+    //for glyph<->text mapping:
+    uint32_t length;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @class Paint
  *
@@ -1682,6 +1701,23 @@ public:
      */
     static Result unload(const char* filename) noexcept;
 
+     /**
+     * @brief Gets the detailed metrics for each glyph in the current text object.
+     *
+     * This function allocates memory internally to hold an array of glyph metrics corresponding to the currently set text and font.
+     *
+     * @param[out] metrics Pointer to an array of glyph metrics. Valid until the text is modified.
+     * @param[out] size The number of glyphs returned in the metrics array.
+     *
+     * @retval Result::InsufficientCondition If font or text was not set, a @c nullptr is passed as @p metrics, or font data loading/reading failed.
+     *
+     * @note The caller is responsible for freeing the allocated memory by calling this function again with the same @p metrics pointer and a @c nullptr @p size pointer.
+     * @note Must be called after setting both font() and text().
+     *
+     * @since Experimental API
+     */
+    Result metrics(GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size) noexcept;
+
     /**
      * @brief Creates a new Text object.
      *
diff --git a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.cpp
index 099a8649..c63b6064 100644
--- a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "tvgStr.h"
 #include "tvgTtfLoader.h"
 
+#define PX_PER_PT 1.333333f //1 pt = 1/72 in; 1 in = 96 px; -> 96/72
+
 #if defined(_WIN32) && (WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP)
     #include <windows.h>
 #elif defined(__linux__)
@@ -196,6 +198,47 @@ static uint32_t* _codepoints(const char* text, size_t n)
 }
 
 
+static uint32_t* _codepointsLength(const char* text, size_t n) {
+    auto length = tvg::malloc<uint32_t*>(sizeof(uint32_t) * (n + 1));
+
+    size_t i = 0;
+    auto p = text;
+    while(*p) {
+        if (!(*p & 0x80U)) {
+            length[i++] = 1;
+            ++p;
+        } else if ((*p & 0xe0U) == 0xc0U) {
+            length[i++] = 2;
+            p += 2;
+        } else if ((*p & 0xf0U) == 0xe0U) {
+            length[i++] = 3;
+            p += 3;
+        } else if ((*p & 0xf8U) == 0xf0U) {
+            length[i++] = 4;
+            p += 4;
+        } else {
+            tvg::free(length);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+    length[i] = 0;
+
+    return length;
+}
+
+
+static void _scale(GlyphMetrics& gmetric, float scale)
+{
+    gmetric.kerning.x *= scale;
+    gmetric.kerning.y *= scale;
+    gmetric.advanceWidth *= scale;
+    gmetric.leftSideBearing *= scale;
+    gmetric.yOffset *= scale;
+    gmetric.minw *= scale;
+    gmetric.minh *= scale;
+}
+
+
 void TtfLoader::clear()
 {
     if (nomap) {
@@ -224,8 +267,7 @@ void TtfLoader::clear()
 float TtfLoader::transform(Paint* paint, FontMetrics& metrics, float fontSize, bool italic)
 {
     auto shift = 0.0f;
-    auto dpi = 96.0f / 72.0f;   //dpi base?
-    auto scale = fontSize * dpi / reader.metrics.unitsPerEm;
+    auto scale = fontSize * PX_PER_PT / reader.metrics.unitsPerEm;
     if (italic) shift = -scale * 0.18f;  //experimental decision.
     Matrix m = {scale, shift, -(shift * metrics.minw), 0, scale, 0, 0, 0, 1};
     paint->transform(m);
@@ -289,21 +331,20 @@ bool TtfLoader::read(Shape* shape, char* text, FontMetrics& out)
     //TODO: optimize with the texture-atlas?
     TtfGlyphMetrics gmetrics;
     Point offset = {0.0f, reader.metrics.hhea.ascent};
-    Point kerning = {0.0f, 0.0f};
     auto lglyph = INVALID_GLYPH;
     auto loadMinw = true;
 
     size_t idx = 0;
     while (code[idx] && idx < n) {
-        auto rglyph = reader.glyph(code[idx], gmetrics);
+        auto rglyph = reader.glyph(code[idx], gmetrics.metrics, &gmetrics.outline);
         if (rglyph != INVALID_GLYPH) {
-            if (lglyph != INVALID_GLYPH) reader.kerning(lglyph, rglyph, kerning);
-            if (!reader.convert(shape, gmetrics, offset, kerning, 1U)) break;
-            offset.x += (gmetrics.advanceWidth + kerning.x);
+            if (lglyph != INVALID_GLYPH) reader.kerning(lglyph, rglyph, gmetrics.metrics.kerning);
+            if (!reader.convert(shape, gmetrics, offset, 1U)) break;
+            offset.x += (gmetrics.metrics.advanceWidth + gmetrics.metrics.kerning.x);
             lglyph = rglyph;
             //store the first glyph with outline min size for italic transform.
             if (loadMinw && gmetrics.outline) {
-                out.minw = gmetrics.minw;
+                out.minw = gmetrics.metrics.minw;
                 loadMinw = false;
             }
         }
@@ -312,5 +353,42 @@ bool TtfLoader::read(Shape* shape, char* text, FontMetrics& out)
 
     tvg::free(code);
 
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+bool TtfLoader::metrics(char* text, float fontSize, GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size)
+{
+    auto n = strlen(text);
+    auto code = _codepoints(text, n);
+    if (!code) return false;
+    auto length = _codepointsLength(text, n);
+    if (!length) return false;
+
+    GlyphMetrics gmetrics;
+    auto lglyph = INVALID_GLYPH, rglyph = INVALID_GLYPH;
+    Array<GlyphMetrics> out(n);
+
+    auto scale = fontSize * PX_PER_PT / reader.metrics.unitsPerEm;
+
+    size_t idx = 0;
+    while (code[idx] && idx < n) {
+        if ((rglyph = reader.glyph(code[idx], gmetrics, nullptr)) != INVALID_GLYPH) {
+            if (lglyph != INVALID_GLYPH) reader.kerning(lglyph, rglyph, gmetrics.kerning);
+            _scale(gmetrics, scale);
+            gmetrics.length = length[idx];
+            out.push(gmetrics);
+            lglyph = rglyph;
+        }
+        ++idx;
+    }
+
+    tvg::free(code);
+    tvg::free(length);
+
+    *metrics = out.data;
+    out.data = nullptr;
+    *size = out.count;
+
     return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.h b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.h
index a84219c8..12f9a2bc 100644
--- a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.h
+++ b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfLoader.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct TtfLoader : public FontLoader
     bool open(const char *data, uint32_t size, const char* rpath, bool copy) override;
     float transform(Paint* paint, FontMetrics& metrices, float fontSize, bool italic) override;
     bool read(Shape* shape, char* text, FontMetrics& out) override;
+    bool metrics(char* text, float fontSize, GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size) override;
     void clear();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.cpp b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.cpp
index 97c43150..d659659d 100644
--- a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.cpp
@@ -377,17 +377,17 @@ uint32_t TtfReader::glyph(uint32_t codepoint)
 }
 
 
-uint32_t TtfReader::glyph(uint32_t codepoint, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics)
+uint32_t TtfReader::glyph(uint32_t codepoint, GlyphMetrics& gmetrics, uint32_t* goutline)
 {
     auto glyph = this->glyph(codepoint);
-    if (glyph == INVALID_GLYPH || !glyphMetrics(glyph, gmetrics)) {
+    if (glyph == INVALID_GLYPH || !glyphMetrics(glyph, gmetrics, goutline)) {
         TVGERR("TTF", "invalid glyph id, codepoint(0x%x)", codepoint);
         return INVALID_GLYPH;
     }
     return glyph;
 }
 
-bool TtfReader::glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics)
+bool TtfReader::glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, GlyphMetrics& gmetrics, uint32_t* goutline)
 {
     //horizontal metrics
     auto hmtx = this->hmtx.load();
@@ -412,20 +412,21 @@ bool TtfReader::glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics)
         gmetrics.leftSideBearing = _i16(data, offset);
     }
 
-    gmetrics.outline = outlineOffset(glyphIndex);
+    auto outline = outlineOffset(glyphIndex);
+    if (goutline) *goutline = outline;
     // glyph without outline
-    if (gmetrics.outline == 0) {
+    if (outline == 0) {
         gmetrics.minw = gmetrics.minh = gmetrics.yOffset = 0;
         return true;
     }
-    if (!validate(gmetrics.outline, 10)) return false;
+    if (!validate(outline, 10)) return false;
 
     //read the bounding box from the font file verbatim.
     float bbox[4];
-    bbox[0] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, gmetrics.outline + 2));
-    bbox[1] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, gmetrics.outline + 4));
-    bbox[2] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, gmetrics.outline + 6));
-    bbox[3] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, gmetrics.outline + 8));
+    bbox[0] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, outline + 2));
+    bbox[1] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, outline + 4));
+    bbox[2] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, outline + 6));
+    bbox[3] = static_cast<float>(_i16(data, outline + 8));
 
     if (bbox[2] <= bbox[0] || bbox[3] <= bbox[1]) return false;
 
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ bool TtfReader::glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool TtfReader::convert(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, const Point& kerning, uint16_t componentDepth)
+bool TtfReader::convert(Shape* shape, const TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, uint16_t componentDepth)
 {
     #define ON_CURVE 0x01
 
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ bool TtfReader::convert(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& of
             maxComponentDepth = _u16(data, maxp + 30);
         }
         if (componentDepth > maxComponentDepth) return false;
-        return convertComposite(shape, gmetrics, offset, kerning, componentDepth + 1);
+        return convertComposite(shape, gmetrics, offset, componentDepth + 1);
     }
     auto cntrsCnt = (uint32_t) outlineCnt;
 
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ bool TtfReader::convert(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& of
     if (!this->flags(&outline, flags, ptsCnt)) return false;
 
     auto pts = (Point*)alloca(ptsCnt * sizeof(Point));
-    if (!this->points(outline, flags, pts, ptsCnt, offset + kerning)) return false;
+    if (!this->points(outline, flags, pts, ptsCnt, offset + gmetrics.metrics.kerning)) return false;
 
     //generate tvg paths.
     auto& pathCmds = SHAPE(shape)->rs.path.cmds;
@@ -526,7 +527,8 @@ bool TtfReader::convert(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& of
     return true;
 }
 
-bool TtfReader::convertComposite(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, const Point& kerning, uint16_t componentDepth)
+
+bool TtfReader::convertComposite(Shape* shape, const TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, uint16_t componentDepth)
 {
     #define ARG_1_AND_2_ARE_WORDS 0x0001
     #define ARGS_ARE_XY_VALUES 0x0002
@@ -587,8 +589,8 @@ bool TtfReader::convertComposite(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const
             // F2DOT14  yscale;    /* Format 2.14 */
             pointer += 8U;
         }
-        if (!glyphMetrics(glyphIndex, componentGmetrics)) return false;
-        if (!convert(shape, componentGmetrics, offset + componentOffset, kerning, componentDepth)) return false;
+        if (!glyphMetrics(glyphIndex, componentGmetrics.metrics, &componentGmetrics.outline)) return false;
+        if (!convert(shape, componentGmetrics, offset + componentOffset, componentDepth)) return false;
     } while (flags & MORE_COMPONENTS);
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.h b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.h
index 0ec7e8d4..9173fdf6 100644
--- a/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.h
+++ b/src/loaders/ttf/tvgTtfReader.h
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@
 struct TtfGlyphMetrics
 {
     uint32_t outline;    //glyph outline table offset
-
-    float advanceWidth;
-    float leftSideBearing;
-    float yOffset;
-    float minw;
-    float minh;
+    GlyphMetrics metrics;
 };
 
 
@@ -62,9 +57,9 @@ public:
     } metrics;
 
     bool header();
-    uint32_t glyph(uint32_t codepoint, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics);
+    uint32_t glyph(uint32_t codepoint, GlyphMetrics& gmetric, uint32_t* goutline);
     void kerning(uint32_t lglyph, uint32_t rglyph, Point& out);
-    bool convert(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, const Point& kerning, uint16_t componentDepth);
+    bool convert(Shape* shape, const TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetric, const Point& offset, uint16_t componentDepth);
 
 private:
     //table offsets
@@ -82,8 +77,8 @@ private:
     uint32_t table(const char* tag);
     uint32_t outlineOffset(uint32_t glyph);
     uint32_t glyph(uint32_t codepoint);
-    bool glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics);
-    bool convertComposite(Shape* shape, TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetrics, const Point& offset, const Point& kerning, uint16_t componentDepth);
+    bool glyphMetrics(uint32_t glyphIndex, GlyphMetrics& gmetric, uint32_t* goutline);
+    bool convertComposite(Shape* shape, const TtfGlyphMetrics& gmetric, const Point& offset, uint16_t componentDepth);
     bool genPath(uint8_t* flags, uint16_t basePoint, uint16_t count);
     bool genSimpleOutline(Shape* shape, uint32_t outline, uint32_t cntrsCnt);
     bool points(uint32_t outline, uint8_t* flags, Point* pts, uint32_t ptsCnt, const Point& offset);
diff --git a/src/renderer/tvgLoadModule.h b/src/renderer/tvgLoadModule.h
index fef8e2c7..dc5fc800 100644
--- a/src/renderer/tvgLoadModule.h
+++ b/src/renderer/tvgLoadModule.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct FontLoader : LoadModule
 
     virtual bool read(Shape* shape, char* text, FontMetrics& out) = 0;
     virtual float transform(Paint* paint, FontMetrics& mertrics, float fontSize, bool italic) = 0;
+    virtual bool metrics(char* text, float fontSize, GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size) = 0;
 };
 
 #endif //_TVG_LOAD_MODULE_H_
diff --git a/src/renderer/tvgText.cpp b/src/renderer/tvgText.cpp
index 9389e4d3..85a0b785 100644
--- a/src/renderer/tvgText.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/tvgText.cpp
@@ -107,3 +107,9 @@ Type Text::type() const noexcept
 {
     return Type::Text;
 }
+
+
+Result Text::metrics(GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size) noexcept
+{
+    return TEXT(this)->metrics(metrics, size);
+}
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diff --git a/src/renderer/tvgText.h b/src/renderer/tvgText.h
index edc95e1d..bb64665c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/tvgText.h
+++ b/src/renderer/tvgText.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ struct TextImpl : Text
     Paint::Impl impl;
     Shape* shape;   //text shape
     FontLoader* loader = nullptr;
-    FontMetrics metrics;
+    FontMetrics fmetrics;
     char* utf8 = nullptr;
-    float fontSize;
+    float fontSize = 0.0f;
     bool italic = false;
     bool changed = false;
 
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ struct TextImpl : Text
 
         //reload
         if (changed) {
-            loader->read(shape, utf8, metrics);
+            loader->read(shape, utf8, fmetrics);
             changed = false;
         }
-        return loader->transform(shape, metrics, fontSize, italic);
+        return loader->transform(shape, fmetrics, fontSize, italic);
     }
 
     RenderData update(RenderMethod* renderer, const Matrix& transform, Array<RenderData>& clips, uint8_t opacity, RenderUpdateFlag pFlag, TVG_UNUSED bool clipper)
@@ -172,6 +172,25 @@ struct TextImpl : Text
     {
         return nullptr;
     }
+
+    Result metrics(GlyphMetrics** metrics, uint32_t* size)
+    {
+        if (!metrics) return Result::InsufficientCondition;
+
+        //free allocated memory
+        if (*metrics && !size) {
+            tvg::free(*metrics);
+            *metrics = nullptr;
+            return Result::Success;
+        }
+
+        if (!utf8 || tvg::zero(fontSize)) return Result::InsufficientCondition;
+        if (load() == 0.0f) return Result::InsufficientCondition;
+
+        if (!loader->metrics(utf8, fontSize, metrics, size)) return Result::InsufficientCondition;
+
+        return Result::Success;
+    }
 };
 
 #endif //_TVG_TEXT_H