<desc>
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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 <desc> SVG element provides an accessible, long-text description of any SVG container element or graphics element.
Text in a <desc> element is not rendered as part of the graphic. If the element can be described by visible text, it is possible to reference that text with the aria-describedby attribute. If aria-describedby is used, it will take precedence over <desc>.
The hidden text of a <desc> element can also be concatenated with the visible text of other elements using multiple IDs in an aria-describedby value. In that case, the <desc> element must provide an ID for reference.
Usage context
| Categories | Descriptive element |
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| Permitted content | Any elements or character data |
Attributes
This element only includes global attributes.
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGDescElement interface.
Example
<svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4">
<desc>
I'm a circle and that description is here to demonstrate how I can be
described, but is it really necessary to describe a simple circle like me?
</desc>
</circle>
</svg>
Specifications
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| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # DescriptionAndTitleElements |
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