side

The side attribute determines the side of a path the text is placed on (relative to the path direction).

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

<textPath>

Example

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

text {
  font: 25px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 420 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle1" side="left">Text left from the path</textPath>
  </text>
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle2" side="right">Text right from the path</textPath>
  </text>

  <circle id="circle1" cx="100" cy="100" r="70" fill="transparent" stroke="silver"/>
  <circle id="circle2" cx="320" cy="100" r="70" fill="transparent" stroke="silver"/>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`left` \| `right`
Default value	`left`
Animatable	Yes

left: This value places the text on the left side of the path (relative to the path direction).
right: This value places the text on the right side of the path (relative to the path direction). This effectively reverses the path direction.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'side' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

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