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<glyph>

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.

A <glyph> defines a single glyph in an SVG font.

Usage context

Categories	Text content 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

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGGlyphElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="400px" height="300px" version="1.1"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<!-- Example copied from https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/fonts.html#GlyphElement -->
  <defs>

    <font id="Font1" horiz-adv-x="1000">
      <font-face font-family="Super Sans" font-weight="bold" font-style="normal"
          units-per-em="1000" cap-height="600" x-height="400"
          ascent="700" descent="300"
          alphabetic="0" mathematical="350" ideographic="400" hanging="500">
        <font-face-src>
          <font-face-name name="Super Sans Bold"/>
        </font-face-src>
      </font-face>

      <missing-glyph><path d="M0,0h200v200h-200z"/></missing-glyph>
      <glyph unicode="!" horiz-adv-x="80" d="M0,0h200v200h-200z"></glyph>
      <glyph unicode="@" d="M0,50l100,300l400,100z"></glyph>
    </font>
  </defs>
  <text x="100" y="100" 
      style="font-family: 'Super Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
             font-weight: bold; font-style: normal">Text 
    using embe@dded font!</text>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?

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