SVGFEImageElement: preserveAspectRatio property

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.

The preserveAspectRatio read-only property of the SVGFEImageElement interface reflects the preserveAspectRatio attribute of the given <feImage> element.

Value

An SVGAnimatedPreserveAspectRatio object.

Example

Accessing the preserveAspectRatio property

html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="400" height="200">
  <defs>
    <filter id="image-filter">
      <!-- feImage element with preserveAspectRatio attribute -->
      <feImage
        href="https://via.placeholder.com/150"
        x="0"
        y="0"
        width="150"
        height="150"
        preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <!-- Rectangle with the filter applied -->
  <rect
    x="50"
    y="50"
    width="200"
    height="100"
    fill="blue"
    filter="url(#image-filter)" />
</svg>
js
// Select the feImage element
const feImageElement = document.querySelector("feImage");

// Access the preserveAspectRatio property
console.dir(feImageElement.preserveAspectRatio); // Output: SVGAnimatedPreserveAspectRatio object

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# dom-svgfeimageelement-preserveaspectratio

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
preserveAspectRatio
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 5 (Release date: 2010-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 22 (Release date: 2013-06-25)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 6 (Release date: 2012-07-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 22 (Release date: 2013-06-25)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 6 (Release date: 2012-09-10)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also