SVGMPathElement: href property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The href read-only property of the SVGMPathElement interface reflects the href or xlink:href attribute of the given <mpath> element.

Value

An SVGAnimatedString object.

Examples

Accessing the href property

html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="400" height="200">
  <path
    id="motionPath"
    d="M10 80 C 40 10, 65 10, 95 80 S 150 150, 180 80"
    fill="transparent"
    stroke="black" />

  <circle id="circle" cx="0" cy="0" r="5" fill="blue">
    <animateMotion dur="4s" repeatCount="indefinite">
      <mpath href="#motionPath"></mpath>
    </animateMotion>
  </circle>
</svg>
js
const mpathElement = document.querySelector("mpath");

// Access the href property
console.log(mpathElement.href.baseVal); // Output: "#motionPath"

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGURIReference__href

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
href
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 19 (Release date: 2012-05-15)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 4 (Release date: 2011-03-22)
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 25 (Release date: 2013-02-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
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 1.5 (Release date: 2013-09-25)
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