<feOffset>

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The <feOffset> SVG filter primitive enables offsetting an input image relative to its current position. The input image as a whole is offset by the values specified in the dx and dy attributes.

Usage context

Categories	Filter primitive element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: `<animate>`, `<discard>`, `<set>`

Attributes

in
dx
dy
Filter primitive attributes: x, y, width, height, result

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFEOffsetElement interface.

Example

SVG

html

<svg width="200" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <filter id="offset" width="180" height="180">
      <feOffset in="SourceGraphic" dx="60" dy="60" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" stroke="black" fill="green" />
  <rect
    x="0"
    y="0"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    stroke="black"
    fill="green"
    filter="url(#offset)" />
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1 # feOffsetElement

Browser compatibility

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