<view>

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2018.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <view> SVG element defines a particular view of an SVG document. A specific view can be displayed by referencing the <view> element's id as the target fragment of a URL.

Usage context

CategoriesNone
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements

Attributes

preserveAspectRatio

This attribute defines how the SVG fragment must be deformed if it is embedded in a container with a different aspect ratio. Value type: (none | xMinYMin | xMidYMin | xMaxYMin | xMinYMid | xMidYMid | xMaxYMid | xMinYMax | xMidYMax | xMaxYMax) (meet | slice)?; Default value: xMidYMid meet; Animatable: yes

viewBox

This attribute defines the bound of the SVG viewport for the pattern fragment. Value type: <list-of-numbers>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

zoomAndPan

This attribute specifies whether the SVG document can be magnified and panned. Value type: disable | magnify; Default value: magnify; Animatable: no

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGViewElement interface.

Example

SVG

svg
<svg viewBox="0 0 300 100" width="300" height="100"
      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

  <view id="one" viewBox="0 0 100 100" />
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="red" />

  <view id="two" viewBox="100 0 100 100" />
  <circle cx="150" cy="50" r="40" fill="green" />

  <view id="three" viewBox="200 0 100 100" />
  <circle cx="250" cy="50" r="40" fill="blue" />
</svg>

HTML

html
<img src="example.svg" alt="three circles" width="300" height="100" />
<br />
<img src="example.svg#three" alt="blue circle" width="100" height="100" />

Result

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# ViewElement

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
view
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 18 (Release date: 2018-10-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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
preserveAspectRatio
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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
viewBox
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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
zoomAndPan
Deprecated
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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 15 (Release date: 2012-08-28)
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
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.