SVGAElement: rel property

Baseline 2025
Newly available

Since May 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The rel property of the SVGAElement returns a string reflecting the value of the rel attribute of the SVG <a> element.

The rel attribute specifies the space-separated list of link types, the <list-of-Link-Types>, indicating the relationship between the target or resource represented by the <a> element and the current document. The property can get or set the rel attribute value.

Value

A string; the value of the rel attribute.

Examples

Given the following SVG:

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- A link around a text -->
  <a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/text" rel="terms-of-service">
    <text x="30" y="10">Link text.</text>
  </a>
</svg>

We can retrieve and set the rel attribute:

js
// Select an SVG <a> element
const svgLink = document.querySelector("svg a");

// Access the rel property
log(`Rel: ${svgLink.rel}`);

// Set the rel property
svgLink.rel = "alternate bookmark";

// Access the rel property again
log(`New rel: "${svgLink.rel}"`); // New rel: "alternate bookmark"

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGAElement__rel

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
rel
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 136 (Release date: 2025-05-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 61 (Release date: 2018-06-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 121 (Release date: 2025-08-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 61 (Release date: 2018-06-26)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 90 (Release date: 2025-06-18)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 29 (Release date: 2025-10-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 14 (Release date: 2020-09-16)
footnote Full support

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Full support
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See also