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HTML <svg> style Attribute

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A style attribute on a <svg> tag assigns a unique style to the element.

Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the svg image.

Example

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A style attribute on an <svg> image.

<svg style="background:aliceblue;width:100px;height:100px;">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" stroke="steelblue" 
          stroke-width="2" fill="lightblue" />
</svg>

Using style

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The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <svg> element.

A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).

The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.

This inline styling affects the current <svg> element only.

Syntax

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<svg style="CSS-styles">

Values

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Value	Description
CSS-styles	One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;).

More Examples

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A style attribute on an <svg> image.
Clicking the button toggles the background color.

<svg id="mysvg" style="background:aliceblue;width:100px;height:100px;">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" stroke="steelblue" 
          stroke-width="2" fill="lightblue" />
</svg>

<br /><br />
<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>

<script>
  let toggle = () => {
     let element = document.getElementById("mysvg");

     if (element.style.backgroundColor === "aliceblue") {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "steelblue";
    } else {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "aliceblue";
    }
  }
</script>

Code explanation

The style attribute assigns a background color to the <svg> element.

Clicking the button calls JavaScript which toggles the background to another color.

Browser support

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Here is when style support started for each browser:

Chrome	4.0	Jan 2010
Firefox	3.0	Jun 2008
IE/Edge	9.0	Mar 2011
Opera	10.1	Jun 2010
Safari	3.2	Nov 2008

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