The <mpath>
sub-element for the <animateMotion>
element provides the ability to reference an external <path>
element as the definition of a motion path.
The <mpath>
sub-element for the <animateMotion>
element provides the ability to reference an external <path>
element as the definition of a motion path.
Categories | Animation element |
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Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements |
This element implements the SVGMPathElement
interface.
<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 500 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <rect x="1" y="1" width="498" height="298" fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width="2" /> <!-- Draw the outline of the motion path in blue, along with three small circles at the start, middle and end. --> <path id="path1" d="M100,250 C 100,50 400,50 400,250" fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width="7.06" /> <circle cx="100" cy="250" r="17.64" fill="blue" /> <circle cx="250" cy="100" r="17.64" fill="blue" /> <circle cx="400" cy="250" r="17.64" fill="blue" /> <!-- Here is a triangle which will be moved about the motion path. It is defined with an upright orientation with the base of the triangle centered horizontally just above the origin. --> <path d="M-25,-12.5 L25,-12.5 L 0,-87.5 z" fill="yellow" stroke="red" stroke-width="7.06"> <!-- Define the motion path animation --> <animateMotion dur="6s" repeatCount="indefinite" rotate="auto"> <mpath xlink:href="#path1" /> </animateMotion> </path> </svg>
Specification |
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SVG Animations Level 2 # MPathElement |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
mpath |
Yes | ≤18 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
xlink_href |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/mpath