The<pattern>SVG element defines a graphics object which can be redrawn at repeated x- and y-coordinate intervals ("tiled") to cover an area.

The<pattern> is referenced by thefill and/orstroke attributes on othergraphics elements to fill or stroke those elements with the referenced pattern.

Usage context

Attributes

height

This attribute determines the height of the pattern tile.Value type:<length>;Default value:0;Animatable:yes

href

This attribute reference a template pattern that provides default values for the<pattern> attributes.Value type:<URL>;Default value:none;Animatable:yes

patternContentUnits

This attribute defines the coordinate system for the contents of the<pattern>.Value type:userSpaceOnUse |objectBoundingBox;Default value:userSpaceOnUse;Animatable:yes

Note:This attribute has no effect if aviewBox attribute is specified on the<pattern> element.

patternTransform

This attribute contains the definition of an optional additional transformation from the pattern coordinate system onto the target coordinate system.Value type:<transform-list>;Default value:identity transform;Animatable:yes

patternUnits

This attribute defines the coordinate system for attributesx,y,width, andheight.Value type:userSpaceOnUse |objectBoundingBox;Default value:objectBoundingBox;Animatable:yes

preserveAspectRatio

This attribute defines how the SVG fragment must be deformed if it is embedded in a container with a differentaspect 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

width

This attribute determines the width of the pattern tile.Value type:<length>;Default value:0;Animatable:yes

x

This attribute determines the x coordinate shift of the pattern tile.Value type:<length>;Default value:0;Animatable:yes

xlink:hrefDeprecated

This attribute references a template pattern that provides default values for the<pattern> attributes.Value type:<URL>;Default value:none;Animatable:yes

Note:For browsers implementinghref, if bothhref andxlink:href are set,xlink:href will be ignored and onlyhref will be used.

y

This attribute determines the y coordinate shift of the pattern tile.Value type:<length>;Default value:0;Animatable:yes

DOM Interface

This element implements theSVGPatternElement interface.

Examples

html,body,svg {  height: 100%;}

<svg viewBox="0 0 230 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">  <defs>    <pattern viewBox="0,0,10,10" width="10%" height="10%">      <polygon points="0,0 2,5 0,10 5,8 10,10 8,5 10,0 5,2" />    </pattern>  </defs>  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" fill="url(#star)" />  <circle    cx="180"    cy="50"    r="40"    fill="none"    stroke-width="20"    stroke="url(#star)" /></svg>

Specifications

Browser compatibility