SVGFEDropShadowElement: dx property

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 dx read-only property of the SVGFEDropShadowElement interface reflects the dx attribute of the given <feDropShadow> element.

Value

Examples

Accessing the dx value

In this example, we retrieve the horizontal shift of the <feDropShadow> by using the dx read-only property of the SVGFEDropShadowElement interface.

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <filter id="drop-shadow-filter">
      <!-- Drop Shadow with dx property set to 10 -->
      <feDropShadow
        in="SourceGraphic"
        dx="10"
        dy="10"
        stdDeviation="5"
        flood-color="red" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <!-- Rectangle with a red shadow -->
  <rect
    x="20"
    y="20"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    style="fill:red;"
    filter="url(#drop-shadow-filter)" />

  <!-- Circle with a red shadow -->
  <circle
    cx="100"
    cy="100"
    r="50"
    style="fill:blue;"
    filter="url(#drop-shadow-filter)" />
</svg>
js
const dropShadow = document.querySelector("feDropShadow");

console.log(dropShadow.dx.baseVal); // Output: 10

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# dom-svgfedropshadowelement-dx

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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