<glyph>

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The <glyph> SVG element defines a single glyph in an SVG font.

Usage context

Attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGGlyphElement interface.

Example

SVG

html
<svg
  width="400px"
  height="300px"
  version="1.1"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Example copied from https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/fonts.html#GlyphElement -->
  <defs>
    <font id="Font1" horiz-adv-x="1000">
      <font-face
        font-family="Super Sans"
        font-weight="bold"
        font-style="normal"
        units-per-em="1000"
        cap-height="600"
        x-height="400"
        ascent="700"
        descent="300"
        alphabetic="0"
        mathematical="350"
        ideographic="400"
        hanging="500">
        <font-face-src>
          <font-face-name name="Super Sans Bold" />
        </font-face-src>
      </font-face>

      <missing-glyph><path d="M0,0h200v200h-200z" /></missing-glyph>
      <glyph unicode="!" horiz-adv-x="80" d="M0,0h200v200h-200z"></glyph>
      <glyph unicode="@" d="M0,50l100,300l400,100z"></glyph>
    </font>
  </defs>
  <text
    x="100"
    y="100"
    style="font-family: 'Super Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
             font-weight: bold; font-style: normal">
    Text using embedded font!
  </text>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
# GlyphElement

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
glyph
Deprecated
arabic-form
Deprecated
d
Deprecated
glyph-name
Deprecated
horiz-adv-x
Deprecated
lang
Deprecated
orientation
Deprecated
unicode
Deprecated
vert-adv-y
Deprecated
vert-origin-x
Deprecated
vert-origin-y
Deprecated

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also