The <path> SVG element is the generic element to define a shape. All the basic shapes can be created with a path element.
html,body,svg { height:100% }
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path d="M 10,30
A 20,20 0,0,1 50,30
A 20,20 0,0,1 90,30
Q 90,60 50,90
Q 10,60 10,30 z"/>
</svg>
Attributes
d- This attribute defines the shape of the path.
Value type: <string> ; Default value:''; Animatable: yes pathLength- This attribute lets authors specify the total length for the path, in user units.
Value type: <number> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
Global attributes
- Core Attributes
- Most notably:
id,tabindex - Styling Attributes
class,style- Conditional Processing Attributes
- Most notably:
requiredExtensions,systemLanguage - Event Attributes
- Global event attributes, Graphical event attributes
- Presentation Attributes
- Most notably:
clip-path,clip-rule,color,color-interpolation,color-rendering,cursor,display,fill,fill-opacity,fill-rule,filter,mask,opacity,pointer-events,shape-rendering,stroke,stroke-dasharray,stroke-dashoffset,stroke-linecap,stroke-linejoin,stroke-miterlimit,stroke-opacity,stroke-width,transform,vector-effect,visibility - ARIA Attributes
aria-activedescendant,aria-atomic,aria-autocomplete,aria-busy,aria-checked,aria-colcount,aria-colindex,aria-colspan,aria-controls,aria-current,aria-describedby,aria-details,aria-disabled,aria-dropeffect,aria-errormessage,aria-expanded,aria-flowto,aria-grabbed,aria-haspopup,aria-hidden,aria-invalid,aria-keyshortcuts,aria-label,aria-labelledby,aria-level,aria-live,aria-modal,aria-multiline,aria-multiselectable,aria-orientation,aria-owns,aria-placeholder,aria-posinset,aria-pressed,aria-readonly,aria-relevant,aria-required,aria-roledescription,aria-rowcount,aria-rowindex,aria-rowspan,aria-selected,aria-setsize,aria-sort,aria-valuemax,aria-valuemin,aria-valuenow,aria-valuetext,role
Usage notes
| Categories | Graphics element, Shape element |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements |
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| SVG Paths The definition of '<path>' in that specification. |
Working Draft | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<path>' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<path>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
path | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 8 | Safari Full support 3 | WebView Android Full support 3 | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 3 | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
d | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 8 | Safari Full support 3 | WebView Android Full support 3 | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 3 | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
- SVG basic shapes:
<circle>,<ellipse>,<line>,<polygon>,<polyline>,<rect> - The MDN SVG "Getting Started" tutorial : Path
