diff --git a/Utilities.js b/Utilities.js
index 4efc0ed3f..c3104adad 100644
--- a/Utilities.js
+++ b/Utilities.js
@@ -123,4 +123,9 @@ function splitTextIntoPhrases(text, wordsPerLine) {
         phrases.push(phrase)
     }
     return phrases
+}
+
+function getTextWidth(text) {
+    var metrics = browserCanvasContext.measureText(text);
+    return metrics.width;
 }
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