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SVGElement: ownerSVGElement property

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 ownerSVGElement property of the SVGElement interface reflects the nearest ancestor <svg> element. null if the given element is the outermost <svg> element.

Value

An SVGSVGElement.

Examples

Checking the owner `<svg>` element

<svg id="outerSvg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <g id="group1">
    <circle id="circle1" cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="blue" />
  </g>
</svg>

const circle = document.getElementById("circle1");
const ownerSVG = circle.ownerSVGElement;

if (ownerSVG) {
  console.log(`The circle's owner <svg> has the ID: ${ownerSVG.id}`);
} else {
  console.log("This element is the outermost <svg>.");
}

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2> # __svg__SVGElement__ownerSVGElement>

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
`ownerSVGElement`	1	12	1.5	≤12.1	3	18	4	≤12.1	1	1.0	3	1