SVGLengthList

<svg
  viewBox="0 0 200 100"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  width="200"
  height="100">
  <text id="text1" x="10" y="50">Hello</text>
</svg>
<button id="equally-distribute">Equally distribute letters</button>
<button id="reset-spacing">Reset spacing</button>
<div>
  <b>Current <code>SVGLengthList</code></b>
  <pre><output id="output"></output></pre>
</div>

const text = document.getElementById("text1");
const output = document.getElementById("output");
const list = text.x.baseVal;
function equallyDistribute() {
  list.clear();
  for (let i = 0; i < text.textContent.length; i++) {
    const length = text.ownerSVGElement.createSVGLength();
    length.value = i * 20 + 10;
    list.appendItem(length);
  }
  printList();
}
function resetSpacing() {
  const length = text.ownerSVGElement.createSVGLength();
  length.value = 10;
  list.initialize(length);
  printList();
}
function printList() {
  output.textContent = "";
  for (let i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
    output.innerText += list.getItem(i).value + "\n";
  }
}
printList();

document
  .getElementById("equally-distribute")
  .addEventListener("click", equallyDistribute);
document
  .getElementById("reset-spacing")
  .addEventListener("click", resetSpacing);