<path>

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <path> SVG element is the generic element to define a shape. All the basic shapes can be created with a path element.

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <path
    d="M 10,30
           A 20,20 0,0,1 50,30
           A 20,20 0,0,1 90,30
           Q 90,60 50,90
           Q 10,60 10,30 z" />
</svg>

Attributes

d

This attribute defines the shape of the path. Value type: <string> ; Default value: ''; Animatable: yes

pathLength

This attribute lets authors specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

Usage context

CategoriesGraphics element, Shape element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Animation elements
Descriptive elements

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# PathElement

Browser compatibility

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See also