<fespotlight>

The <feSpotLight> SVG filter primitive allows to create a spotlight effect.

Usage context

Categories	Light source element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: <animate>, <set>

Attributes

Global attributes

• Core attributes

Specific attributes

• x
• y
• z
• pointsAtX
• pointsAtY
• pointsAtZ
• specularExponent
• limitingConeAngle

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFESpotLightElement interface.

Example

HTML Content

<svg width="200" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="spotlight">
      <feSpecularLighting result="spotlight" specularConstant="1.5"
          specularExponent="4" lighting-color="#FFF">
        <feSpotLight x="600" y="600" z="400" limitingConeAngle="5.5" />
      </feSpecularLighting>
      <feComposite in="SourceGraphic" in2="spotlight" operator="out"
          k1="0" k2="1" k3="1" k4="0"/>
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <image xlink:href="/files/6457/mdn_logo_only_color.png" x="10%" y="10%"
      width="80%" height="80%" style="filter:url(#spotlight);"/>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Filter Effects Module Level 1 The definition of '<feSpotLight>' in that specification.	Working Draft	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<feSpotLight>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

The chart is based on these sources.

See also

• <filter>
• <animate>
• <set>
• <feDiffuseLighting>
• <feSpecularLighting>
• <feDistantLight>
• <fePointLight>
• SVG tutorial: Filter effects