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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

d
pathLength
fillOpacity

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.