SVGPathElement: pathLength property

The pathLength read-only property of the SVGPathElement interface reflects the pathLength attribute of the given <path> element.

Value

An SVGAnimatedNumber.

Examples

Accessing the pathLength Property

html
<svg width="200" height="100">
  <path id="myPath" d="M 0,30 h100" pathLength="50" />
</svg>
js
const pathElement = document.getElementById("myPath");

// Access the pathLength property
const animatedNumber = pathElement.pathLength;

// The base value of the pathLength attribute
console.log(animatedNumber.baseVal); // Output: 100

Specifications

Specification
SVG Paths
# __svg__SVGPathElement__pathLength

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
pathLength
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1.5 (Release date: 2005-11-29)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 3 (Release date: 2007-10-26)
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 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
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 2 (Release date: 2008-07-11)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also