<filter>
Baseline Widely available *
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The <filter>
SVG element defines a custom filter effect by grouping atomic filter primitives. It is never rendered itself, but must be used by the filter
attribute on SVG elements, or the filter
CSS property for SVG/HTML elements.
Usage context
Categories | None |
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Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements Filter primitive elements <animate> , <set> |
Attributes
x
y
width
height
filterUnits
primitiveUnits
xlink:href
Deprecated
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGFilterElement
interface.
Example
SVG
html
<svg width="230" height="120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<filter id="blurMe">
<feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="5" />
</filter>
<circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />
<circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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Filter Effects Module Level 1 # FilterElement |
Browser compatibility
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- Full support
- Full support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
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