This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The SVGImageElement interface corresponds to the <image> element.
This interface also inherits properties from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement.
SVGImageElement.crossOriginA string reflecting the crossorigin content attribute, which represents the CORS setting of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.decodingRepresents a hint given to the browser on how it should decode the image.
SVGImageElement.height Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the height attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.href Read only
An SVGAnimatedString corresponding to the href or xlink:href Deprecated attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.preserveAspectRatio Read only
An SVGAnimatedPreserveAspectRatio corresponding to the preserveAspectRatio attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.width Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the width attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.x Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the x attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.y Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the y attribute of the given <image> element.
This interface also inherits methods from its parent interface, SVGGraphicsElement.
SVGImageElement.decode()Initiates asynchronous decoding of the image data. Returns a Promise which resolves once the image data is ready to be used.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
SVGImageElement |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
crossOrigin |
118 | 118 | 114 | 104 | 17.2 | 118 | 114 | 79 | 17.2 | 25.0 | 118 | 17.2 |
decode |
64 | 79 | 68 | 51 | 18.4 | 64 | 68 | 47 | 18.4 | 9.0 | 64 | 18.4 |
decoding |
65 | 79 | 63 | 52 | No | 65 | 63 | 47 | No | 9.0 | 65 | No |
height |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
href |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
preserveAspectRatio |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
width |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
x |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
y |
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/SVGImageElement