This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The SVGMaskElement interface provides access to the properties of <mask> elements, as well as methods to manipulate them.
This interface also inherits properties from its parent, SVGElement.
SVGMaskElement.maskUnits Read only
An SVGAnimatedEnumeration corresponding to the maskUnits attribute of the given <mask> element. Takes one of the constants defined in SVGUnitTypes.
SVGMaskElement.maskContentUnits Read only
An SVGAnimatedEnumeration corresponding to the maskContentUnits attribute of the given <mask> element. Takes one of the constants defined in SVGUnitTypes.
SVGMaskElement.x Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the x attribute of the given <mask> element.
SVGMaskElement.y Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the y attribute of the given <mask> element.
SVGMaskElement.width Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the width attribute of the given <mask> element.
SVGMaskElement.height Read only
An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the height attribute of the given <mask> element.
This interface doesn't implement any specific methods, but inherits methods from its parent interface, SVGElement.
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Masking Module Level 1> # InterfaceSVGMaskElement> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
SVGMaskElement |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
height |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
maskContentUnits |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3.1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
maskUnits |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3.1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
width |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
x |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
y |
1 | 12 | 3 | ≤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/SVGMaskElement