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SVGElement: error event

The error event is fired when an SVG element does not load properly or when an error occurs during script execution.

This basically implements the standard error DOM event.

This event is not cancelable.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js

addEventListener("error", (event) => {});

onerror = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

js

svgElem.addEventListener("error", () => {
  console.log("SVG not loaded properly.");
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
error_event 10 12 1.5 9 ≤12.1 6 ≤37 18 4 ≤12.1 6 1.0

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