Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The SVGAltGlyphElement
interface represents an <altglyph>
element. This interface makes it possible to implement more sophisticated and particular glyph characters. For some textal representations as: ligatures (e.g. Γ¦, Γ, etc ), special-purpose fonts (e.g. musical symbols) or even alternate glyphs such as Asian text strings it is required that a different set of glyphs be used than the normal given character data.
Properties
This interface also inherits properties from its parent interface, SVGGraphicsElement
.
SVGAltGlyphElement.glyphRef
- It corresponds to the attribute
glyphRef
on the given element. It's data type is 'String'. It defines the glyph identifier, whose format is dependent on the βformatβ of the given font. SVGAltGlyphElement.format
- It corresponds to the attribute
format
on the given element. It's data type is 'String'. This property specifies the format of the given font.
Methods
This interface has no methods but inherits methods from its parent, SVGElement
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGAltGlyphElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SVGAltGlyphElement | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support β€79 | Firefox
Full support
4
| IE ? | Opera Full support 10.6 | Safari Full support 4 | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android
Full support
4
| Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support 4 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
format | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support β€79 | Firefox Full support 4 | IE ? | Opera Full support 10.6 | Safari Full support 4 | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support 4 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
glyphRef | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support β€79 | Firefox Full support 4 | IE ? | Opera Full support 10.6 | Safari Full support 4 | WebView Android Full support 37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 11 | Safari iOS Full support 4 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See Also
- SVG
<altglyph>
Element