<stop>

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 <stop> SVG element defines a color and its position to use on a gradient. This element is always a child of a <linearGradient> or <radialGradient> element.

Usage context

CategoriesGradient element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
<animate>, <script>, <set>, <style>

Attributes

offset

This attribute defines where the gradient stop is placed along the gradient vector. Value type: <number> | <percentage>; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

stop-color

This attribute defines the color of the gradient stop. It can be used as a CSS property. Value type: <color>; Default value: black; Animatable: yes

stop-opacity

This attribute defines the opacity of the gradient stop. It can be used as a CSS property. Value type: <opacity-value>; Default value: 1; Animatable: yes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGStopElement interface.

Example

html
<svg
  viewBox="0 0 10 10"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="myGradient" gradientTransform="rotate(90)">
      <stop offset="5%" stop-color="gold" />
      <stop offset="95%" stop-color="red" />
    </linearGradient>
  </defs>

  <!-- using my linear gradient -->
  <circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4" fill="url('#myGradient')" />
</svg>

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# StopElement

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
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Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1.5 (Release date: 2005-11-29)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 9 (Release date: 2006-06-20)
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 10.1 (Release date: 2010-11-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 3 (Release date: 2011-02-22)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support
offset
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 1.5 (Release date: 2005-11-29)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 9 (Release date: 2006-06-20)
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 10.1 (Release date: 2010-11-09)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 3 (Release date: 2011-02-22)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 3 (Release date: 2009-06-17)
footnote Full support

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