Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The textual content for a <text>
SVG element can be either character data directly embedded within the <text>
element or the character data content of a referenced element, where the referencing is specified with a <tref>
element.
Usage context
Categories | Text content element, Text content child element |
---|---|
Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements <animate> , <animateColor> , <set> |
Attributes
Global attributes
- Conditional processing attributes
- Core attributes
- Graphical event attributes
- Presentation attributes
- Xlink attributes
class
style
externalResourcesRequired
Specific attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGTRefElement
interface.
Example
<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 1000 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <defs> <text id="ReferencedText"> Referenced character data </text> </defs> <text x="100" y="100" font-size="45" > Inline character data </text> <text x="100" y="200" font-size="45" fill="red" > <tref xlink:href="#ReferencedText"/> </text> <!-- Show outline of canvas using 'rect' element --> <rect x="1" y="1" width="998" height="298" fill="none" stroke-width="2" /> </svg>
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<font>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tref | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera No support No | Safari ? | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
xlink:href | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera No support No | Safari ? | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.