animate

The animate element is put inside a shape element and defines how an attribute of an element changes over the animation. The attribute will change from the initial value to the end value in the duration specified.

Usage context

Example

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<svg width="120" height="120" 
     viewPort="0 0 120 120" version="1.1"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
	
    <rect x="10" y="10" width="100" height="100">
        <animate attributeType="XML"
                 attributeName="x"
                 from="-100" to="120"
                 dur="10s"
                 repeatCount="indefinite"/>
    </rect>
	
</svg>

» animate.svg

Attributes

Global attributes

• Conditional processing attributes »
• Core attributes »
• Animation event attributes »
• Xlink attributes »
• Animation attribute target attributes »
• Animation timing attributes »
• Animation value attributes »
• Animation addition attributes »
• externalResourcesRequired

Specific attributes

• attributeName
• attributeType
• from
• to
• dur
• repeatCount

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGAnimateElement interface.

Browser compatibility

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