The <polyline>
SVG element is an SVG basic shape that creates straight lines connecting several points. Typically a polyline
is used to create open shapes as the last point doesn't have to be connected to the first point. For closed shapes see the <polygon>
element.
html,body,svg { height:100% }
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <!-- Example of a polyline with the default fill --> <polyline points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" /> <!-- Example of the same polyline shape with stroke and no fill --> <polyline points="100,100 150,25 150,75 200,0" fill="none" stroke="black" /> </svg>
Attributes
points
- This attribute defines the list of points (pairs of x,y absolute coordinates) required to draw the polyline
Value type: <number>+ ; Default value:""
; Animatable: yes pathLength
- This attribute lets 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 | Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element |
---|---|
Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<polyline>' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<polyline>' 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 | |||||||||||
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polyline | 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 |
points | 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