SVGPathElement: getPointAtLength() method

getPointAtLength(distance)

<svg width="200" height="100">
  <path
    id="heart"
    fill="red"
    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" />
  <path id="line" d="M 0,30 h100" stroke="black" />
</svg>

<pre id="log"></pre>

#log {
  height: 70px;
  overflow: scroll;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

const logElement = document.querySelector("#log");
function log(text) {
  logElement.innerText = `${logElement.innerText}${text}\n`;
  logElement.scrollTop = logElement.scrollHeight;
}

const basicPath = document.getElementById("line");
const complexPath = document.getElementById("heart");

// Get the length of the heart and divide by 2
const halfLength = complexPath.getTotalLength() / 2;

// Access the getPointAtLength property
const basicMidPoint = basicPath.getPointAtLength(50);
const complexMidPoint = complexPath.getPointAtLength(halfLength);

// The base value of the pathLength attribute
log(`Line mid point: ${basicMidPoint.x}, ${basicMidPoint.y}`);
log(`Heart mid point: ${complexMidPoint.x}, ${complexMidPoint.y}`);