The color
attribute is used to provide a potential indirect value, currentcolor
, for the fill
, stroke
, stop-color
, flood-color
, and lighting-color
attributes.
Note: As a presentation attribute, color
can be used as a CSS property. See CSS color for further information.
As a presentation attribute, it can be applied to any element, but as noted above, it has no direct effect on SVG elements.
Usage notes
Value | <color> | inherit |
---|---|
Default value | Depends on user agent |
Animatable | Yes |
Example
html, body, svg { height: 100%; }
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g color="green"> <rect width="50" height="50" fill="currentcolor" /> <circle r="25" cx="70" cy="70" stroke="currentcolor" fill="none" stroke-width="5" /> </g> </svg>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'color' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Removed the restriction to which elements it applies. |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'color' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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color | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown