<animate>

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The  animate SVG element is used to animate an attribute or property of an element over time.
It's normally inserted inside the element or referenced by the href attribute of the target element.

Usage context

CategoriesAnimation element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGAnimateElement interface.

Example

SVG

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<svg width="120" height="120" viewBox="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>

Result

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

FeatureChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic support2 ?4 No94
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FeatureAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidEdge mobileFirefox for AndroidOpera AndroidiOS SafariSamsung Internet
Basic support ?2 ?49.54 ?
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