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<animatecolor>

Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. 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.

This element has been deprecated in SVG 1.1 Second Edition and may be removed in a future version of SVG. It provides no features not already available by using the <animate> element. So, authors should use the <animate> element instead.

The <animateColor> SVG element specifies a color transformation over time.

Usage context

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

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

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DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGAnimateColorElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="120" height="120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50">
    <animateColor attributeName="fill" attributeType="XML"
        from="black" to="red" dur="6s" repeatCount="indefinite"/>
  </circle>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	IE	Opera	Safari
Basic support	No support	No support	No support	No support	No support	?

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?