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<a>

The <a> SVG element defines a hyperlink.

Since this element shares its tag name with HTML's <a> element, selecting "a" with CSS or querySelector may apply to the wrong kind of element. Try the @namespace rule to distinguish between the two.

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

Specific attributes

No browser supports all XLink attributes.

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGAElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="140" height="30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/SVG"
      target="_blank">
    <rect height="30" width="120" y="0" x="0" rx="15"/>
    <text fill="white" text-anchor="middle" 
          y="21" x="60">SVG on MDN</text>
  </a>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<a>' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Replaced `xlink:href` attribute by `href`
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<a>' 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	9.0	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

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