SVGImageElement

The SVGImageElement interface corresponds to the <image> element.

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Properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement.

SVGImageElement.crossOrigin: A DOMString corresponding to the crossorigin attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.decoding: Returns a DOMString representing a hint given to the browser on how it should decode the image.
SVGImageElement.height Read only: An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the height attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.preserveAspectRatio Read only: An SVGAnimatedPreserveAspectRatio corresponding to the preserveAspectRatio attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.width Read only: An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the width attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.x Read only: An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the x attribute of the given <image> element.
SVGImageElement.y Read only: An SVGAnimatedLength corresponding to the y attribute of the given <image> element.

Methods

This interface also inherits methods from its parent interface, SVGGraphicsElement.

SVGImageElement.decode(): Initiates asynchronous decoding of the image data. Returns a Promise which resolves once the image data is ready to be used.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'SVGImageElement' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Changed the inheritance from `SVGElement` to `SVGGraphicsElement`, removed the implemented interfaces `SVGTests`, `SVGLangSpace`, `SVGExternalResourcesRequired`, `SVGStylable`, and `SVGTransformable` and added the `crossOrigin` property.
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGImageElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`SVGImageElement`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`crossOrigin`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox ?	IE ?	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`decode()` Experimental	Chrome Full support 65	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox No support No	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 65	Chrome Android Full support 65	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 9.0
`decoding` Experimental	Chrome Full support 65	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 65	Chrome Android Full support 65	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 9.0
`height`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`href`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`preserveAspectRatio`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`width`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`x`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`y`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2019, by MDN contributors

Properties

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