from

The from attribute indicates the initial value of the attribute that will be modified during the animation.

When used with the to attribute, the animation will change the modified attribute from the from value to the to value. When used with the by attribute, the animation will change the attribute relatively from the from value by the value specified in by.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html, body, svg {
  height: 100%;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <rect x="10" y="10" height="100">
    <animate attributeName="width" fill="freeze" from="100" to="150" dur="3s"/>
  </rect>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	See below
Default value	None
Animatable	No

The exact value type for this attribute depends on the value of the attribute that will be animated.

When a list of values is defined via the values attribute, the from attribute is ignored.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
SVG Animations Level 2 The definition of 'from' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'from' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

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