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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
