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<path>

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <path> SVG element is the generic element to define a shape. All the basic shapes can be created with a path element.

Usage context

Categories	Graphics element, Shape element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements

Attributes

d: This attribute defines the shape of the path. Value type: <string>; Default value: ''; Animatable: yes
pathLength: This attribute lets authors specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGPathElement interface.

Example

<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <path
    d="M 10,30
           A 20,20 0,0,1 50,30
           A 20,20 0,0,1 90,30
           Q 90,60 50,90
           Q 10,60 10,30 z" />
</svg>

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2> # PathElement>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`path`	1	12	1.5	8	3	18	4	14	3	1.0	3	3
`d`	1	12	1.5	8	3	18	4	14	3	1.0	3	3
`fill`	1	79	1.5	15	3	18	4	14	3	1.0	4.4	3
`systemLanguage`	1	12	12	8	3	18	14	14	3	1.0	3	3