<tref>

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 textual content for a <text> SVG element can be either character data directly embedded within the <text> element or the character data content of a referenced element, where the referencing is specified with a <tref> element.

Usage context

CategoriesText content element, Text content child element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements
<animate>, <set>

Attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGTRefElement interface.

Example

xml
<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 1000 300"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <text id="ReferencedText">
      Referenced character data
    </text>
  </defs>

  <text x="100" y="100" font-size="45" >
    Inline character data
  </text>

  <text x="100" y="200" font-size="45" fill="red" >
    <tref xlink:href="#ReferencedText"/>
  </text>

  <!-- Show outline of canvas using 'rect' element -->
  <rect x="1" y="1" width="998" height="298"
        fill="none" stroke-width="2" />
</svg>

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
tref
Deprecated
fill
Deprecated
context-fill value
Deprecated
systemLanguage
Deprecated
xlink:href
Deprecated

Legend

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

See also