This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The <animateTransform> SVG element animates a transformation attribute on its target element, thereby allowing animations to control translation, scaling, rotation, and/or skewing.
| Categories | Animation element |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements |
<svg
width="120"
height="120"
viewBox="0 0 120 120"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<polygon points="60,30 90,90 30,90">
<animateTransform
attributeName="transform"
attributeType="XML"
type="rotate"
from="0 60 70"
to="360 60 70"
dur="10s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
</polygon>
</svg>
This element implements the SVGAnimateTransformElement interface.
| Specification |
|---|
| SVG Animations Level 2> # AnimateTransformElement> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
animateTransform |
2 | 79 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
by |
2 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2 |
fill |
2 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
from |
2 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2 |
href |
50 | 79 | 51 | 37 | 12.1 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 12.2 | 5.0 | 50 | 12.2 |
systemLanguage |
2 | 79 | 12 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
to |
2 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2 |
type |
2 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 2 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/animateTransform