side

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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:

Example

html
<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).

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
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# TextPathElementSideAttribute

Browser compatibility

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

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.