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<animateMotion>

The SVG <animateMotion> element provides a way to define how an element moves along a motion path.

Note: To reuse an existing path, it will be necessary to use an <mpath> element inside the <animateMotion> element instead of the path attribute.

Example

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <path
    fill="none"
    stroke="lightgrey"
    d="M20,50 C20,-50 180,150 180,50 C180-50 20,150 20,50 z" />

  <circle r="5" fill="red">
    <animateMotion
      dur="10s"
      repeatCount="indefinite"
      path="M20,50 C20,-50 180,150 180,50 C180-50 20,150 20,50 z" />
  </circle>
</svg>

Usage context

Categories Animation element
Permitted content Any number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements
<mpath>

Attributes

keyPoints

This attribute indicate, in the range [0,1], how far is the object along the path for each keyTimes associated values. Value type: <number>*; Default value: none; Animatable: no

path

This attribute defines the path of the motion, using the same syntax as the d attribute. Value type: <string>; Default value: none; Animatable: no

rotate

This attribute defines a rotation applied to the element animated along a path, usually to make it pointing in the direction of the animation. Value type: <number>|auto|auto-reverse; Default value: 0; Animatable: no

Note: For <animateMotion>, the default value for the calcMode attribute is paced.

Animation Attributes

Global attributes

Usage notes

This element implements the SVGAnimateMotionElement interface.

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
animateMotion 19 ≤79 4 No ≤12.1 6 4.4 25 4 ≤12.1 6 1.5
calcMode No No No No No No No No No No No No
keyPoints No No No No No No No No No No No No
origin No No No No No No No No No No No No
path No No No No No No No No No No No No
rotate No No No No No No No No No No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/animateMotion