The load event fires on an SVGElement when it is loaded in the browser, e.g. in the DOM in the case of an embedded <svg>. It is basically the same as the standard load DOM event.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | SVGEvent |
| Event handler property | onload |
Examples
svgElem.addEventListener('load', () => {
console.log('SVG loaded.');
})
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'load' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
load event | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support ≤79 | 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 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Uses a non-standard name.
- Uses a non-standard name.