Since May 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The rel property of the SVGAElement returns a string reflecting the value of the rel attribute of the SVG <a> element.
The rel attribute specifies the space-separated list of link types, the <list-of-Link-Types>, indicating the relationship between the target or resource represented by the <a> element and the current document. The property can get or set the rel attribute value.
A string; the value of the rel attribute.
Given the following SVG:
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<!-- A link around a text -->
<a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/text" rel="terms-of-service">
<text x="30" y="10">Link text.</text>
</a>
</svg>
We can retrieve and set the rel attribute:
// Select an SVG <a> element
const svgLink = document.querySelector("svg a");
// Access the rel property
log(`Rel: ${svgLink.rel}`);
// Set the rel property
svgLink.rel = "alternate bookmark";
// Access the rel property again
log(`New rel: "${svgLink.rel}"`); // New rel: "alternate bookmark"
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
rel |
136 | 136 | 61 | 121 | 14 | 136 | 61 | 90 | 14 | No | 136 | 14 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SVGAElement/rel