This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The <feMergeNode> SVG takes the result of another filter to be processed by its parent <feMerge>.
<svg
width="200"
height="200"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<filter id="feOffset" x="-40" y="-20" width="100" height="200">
<feOffset in="SourceGraphic" dx="60" dy="60" />
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5" result="blur2" />
<feMerge>
<feMergeNode in="blur2" />
<feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
</feMerge>
</filter>
<rect
x="40"
y="40"
width="100"
height="100"
stroke="black"
fill="green"
filter="url(#feOffset)" />
<rect x="40" y="40" width="100" height="100" stroke="black" fill="green" />
</svg>
This element implements the SVGFEMergeNodeElement interface.
| Specification |
|---|
| Filter Effects Module Level 1> # feMergeNodeElement> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
feMergeNode |
5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 6 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 6 |
in |
5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 6 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 6 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/feMergeNode