All of the SVG DOM interfaces that correspond directly to elements in the SVG language derive from the SVGElement interface.
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Properties
Also inherits properties from: DocumentAndElementEventHandlers, Element, ElementCSSInlineStyle, GlobalEventHandlers, HTMLOrForeignElement, SVGElementInstance
SVGElement.datasetRead only- A
DOMStringMapobject which provides a list of key/value pairs of named data attributes which correspond to custom data attributes attached to the element. These can also be defined in SVG using attributes of the formdata-*, where*is the key name for the pair. This works just like HTML'sHTMLElement.datasetproperty and HTML'sdata-*global attribute. SVGElement.classNameRead only- An
SVGAnimatedStringthat reflects the value of theclassattribute on the given element, or the empty string ifclassis not present. This attribute is deprecated and may be removed in a future version of this specification. Authors are advised to useElement.classListinstead. SVGElement.ownerSVGElementRead only- An
SVGSVGElementreferring to the nearest ancestor<svg>element.nullif the given element is the outermost<svg>element. SVGElement.viewportElementRead only- The
SVGElement, which established the current viewport. Often, the nearest ancestor<svg>element.nullif the given element is the outermost<svg>element.
Methods
This interface has no methods, but inherits methods from: DocumentAndElementEventHandlers, Element, ElementCSSInlineStyle, GlobalEventHandlers, HTMLOrForeignElement, SVGElementInstance
Events
Listen to these events using addEventListener() or by assigning an event listener to the equivalent on... handler property defined on GlobalEventHandlers or WindowEventHandlers.
abort- Fired when page loading is stopped before an SVG element has been allowed to load completely.
Also available via theonabortproperty. error- Fired when an SVG element does not load properly or when an error occurs during script execution.
Also available via theonerrorproperty. load- Fires on an
SVGElementwhen it is loaded in the browser.
Also available via theonloadproperty. resize- Fired when an SVG document is being resized.
Also available via theonresizeproperty. scroll- Fired when an SVG document view is being shifted along the X and/or Y axes.
Also available via theonscrollproperty. unload- Fired when the DOM implementation removes an SVG document from a window or frame.
Also available via theonunloadproperty.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'SVGElement' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Adds the dataset property. |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SVGElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
abort event | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
dataset | Chrome Full support 55 | Edge Full support 17 | Firefox Full support 51 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 41 | Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android Full support 55 | Chrome Android Full support 55 | Firefox Android Full support 51 | Opera Android Full support 41 | Safari iOS Full support 10 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 |
error event | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
focus | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox Full support 51 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 51 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
load event | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox
Full support
Yes
| IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
Yes
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
offsetHeight | Chrome No support ? — 50 | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support ? — 37 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support ? — 50 | Chrome Android No support ? — 50 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support ? — 37 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support ? — 5.0 |
offsetLeft | Chrome No support ? — 50 | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support ? — 37 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support ? — 50 | Chrome Android No support ? — 50 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support ? — 37 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support ? — 5.0 |
offsetParent | Chrome No support ? — 50 | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support ? — 37 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support ? — 50 | Chrome Android No support ? — 50 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support ? — 37 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support ? — 5.0 |
offsetTop | Chrome No support ? — 50 | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support ? — 37 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support ? — 50 | Chrome Android No support ? — 50 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support ? — 37 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support ? — 5.0 |
offsetWidth | Chrome No support ? — 50 | Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support ? — 37 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support ? — 50 | Chrome Android No support ? — 50 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support ? — 37 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support ? — 5.0 |
resize event | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
scroll event | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
unload event | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Uses a non-standard name.
- Uses a non-standard name.
See also
- HTML
data-*attribute - SVG
data-*attribute - Using custom data attributes in HTML