The markerUnits attribute defines the coordinate system for the markerWidth and markerUnits attributes and the contents of the <marker>.
Usage notes
| Value | userSpaceOnUse | strokeWidth |
|---|---|
| Default value | strokeWidth |
| Animatable | Yes |
userSpaceOnUse- This value specifies that the
markerWidthandmarkerUnitsattributes and the contents of the<marker>element represent values in the current user coordinate system in place for the graphic object referencing the marker (i.e., the user coordinate system for the element referencing the<marker>element via amarker,marker-start,marker-mid, ormarker-endproperty). strokeWidth- This value specifies that the
markerWidthandmarkerUnitsattributes and the contents of the<marker>element represent values in a coordinate system which has a single unit equal the size in user units of the current stroke width (see thestroke-widthattribute) in place for the graphic object referencing the marker.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'markerUnits' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | No significant change |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'markerUnits' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
markerUnits | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
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- Full support
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