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SVGDefsElement

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.

The SVGDefsElement interface corresponds to the <defs> element.

EventTarget Node Element SVGElement SVGGraphicsElement SVGDefsElement

Instance properties

This interface doesn't implement any specific properties, but inherits properties from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement.

Instance methods

This interface doesn't implement any specific methods, but inherits methods from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
SVGDefsElement 1 12 1.5 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 3 1

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SVGDefsElement