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<path>

Getting started
This tutorial will help get you started using SVG paths.

The <path> SVG element is the generic element to define a shape. All the basic shapes can be created with a path element.

Usage context

Categories Graphics element, Shape element
Permitted content Any number of the following elements, in any order:
Animation elements
Descriptive elements

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM_Interface

This element implements the SVGPathElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 400 400"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

  <path d="M 100 100 L 300 100 L 200 300 z"
        fill="orange" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" />
</svg>

Result

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

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) IE Opera Safari
Basic support 1.0 (Yes) 1.5 (1.8) 9.0 8.0 3.0.4
Feature Android Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 3.0 (Yes) 1.0 (1.8) No support (Yes) 3.0.4

The chart is based on these sources.

See also

© 2005–2017 Mozilla Developer Network and individual contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/path