<ellipse>
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.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The<ellipse>SVG element is an SVG basic shape, used to create ellipses based on a center coordinate, and both their x and y radius.
Note:Ellipses are unable to specify the exact orientation of the ellipse (if, for example, you wanted to draw an ellipse tilted at a 45 degree angle), but it can be rotated by using thetransform attribute.
Usage context
| Categories | Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements |
Attributes
cxThe x position of the center of the ellipse.Value type:<length> |<percentage>;Default value:
0;Animatable:yescyThe y position of the center of the ellipse.Value type:<length> |<percentage>;Default value:
0;Animatable:yesrxThe radius of the ellipse on the x axis.Value type:
auto|<length> |<percentage>;Default value:auto;Animatable:yesryThe radius of the ellipse on the y axis.Value type:
auto|<length> |<percentage>;Default value:auto;Animatable:yespathLengthThis attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units.Value type:<number>;Default value:none;Animatable:yes
Note:Starting with SVG2cx,cy,rx andry areGeometry Properties, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.
Example
html,body,svg { height: 100%;}<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <ellipse cx="100" cy="50" rx="100" ry="50" /></svg>Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # EllipseElement |
Browser compatibility
See also
- Other SVG basic shapes:
<circle>,<line>,<polygon>,<polyline>,<rect>