<animateMotion>
The SVG <animateMotion>
element provides a way to define how an element moves along a motion path.
Example
html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path
fill="none"
stroke="lightgrey"
d="M20,50 C20,-50 180,150 180,50 C180-50 20,150 20,50 z" />
<circle r="5" fill="red">
<animateMotion
dur="10s"
repeatCount="indefinite"
path="M20,50 C20,-50 180,150 180,50 C180-50 20,150 20,50 z" />
</circle>
</svg>
Usage context
Categories | Animation element |
---|---|
Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements <mpath> |
Attributes
keyPoints
-
This attribute indicate, in the range [0,1], how far is the object along the path for each
keyTimes
associated values. Value type: <number>*; Default value: none; Animatable: no path
-
This attribute defines the path of the motion, using the same syntax as the
d
attribute. Value type: <string>; Default value: none; Animatable: no rotate
-
This attribute defines a rotation applied to the element animated along a path, usually to make it pointing in the direction of the animation. Value type: <number>|
auto
|auto-reverse
; Default value:0
; Animatable: no
Note: For <animateMotion>
, the default value for the calcMode
attribute is paced
.
Animation Attributes
Global attributes
- Core Attributes
-
Most notably:
id
- Styling Attributes
class
,style
- Event Attributes
Usage notes
This element implements the SVGAnimateMotionElement
interface.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
SVG Animations Level 2 # AnimateMotionElement |
Browser compatibility
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