(function($) {
	$.textMetrics = function(el) {
		var h = 0, w = 0;

		var div = document.createElement('div');
		document.body.appendChild(div);
		$(div).css({
		position: 'absolute',
		left: -1000,
		top: -1000,
		display: 'none'
		});

		$(div).html($(el).html());
		var styles = ['font-size','font-style', 'font-weight', 'font-family','line-height', 'text-transform', 'letter-spacing'];
		$(styles).each(function() {
			var s = this.toString();
			$(div).css({
				s: $(el).css(s)
			});
		});

		h = $(div).outerHeight();
		w = $(div).outerWidth();

		$(div).remove();

		var ret = {
			height: h,
			width: w
		};

		return ret;
	}
})(jQuery);