<pattern>

The <pattern> element defines a graphics object which can be redrawn at repeated x and y-coordinate intervals ("tiled") to cover an area. The <pattern> is referenced by the fill and/or stroke attributes on other graphics elements to fill or stroke those elements with the referenced pattern.

Usage context

Categories	Container element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements Shape elements Structural elements Gradient elements <a>, <altGlyphDef>, <clipPath>, <color-profile>, <cursor>, <filter>, <font>, <font-face>, <foreignObject>, <image>, <marker>, <mask>, <pattern>, <script>, <style>, <switch>, <text>, <view>

Attributes

Global attributes

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• class
• style
• externalResourcesRequired
• viewBox

Specific attributes

• patternUnits
• patternContentUnits
• patternTransform
• x
• y
• width
• height
• xlink:href
• preserveAspectRatio

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGPatternElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="120" height="120" viewBox="0 0 120 120"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

  <defs>
    <pattern id="Triangle" width="10" height="10"
        patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
      <polygon points="5,0 10,10 0,10"/>
	</pattern>
  </defs>

  <circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="url(#Triangle)"/>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<pattern>' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<pattern>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

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