<filter>
The <filter>
SVG element defines a custom filter effect by grouping atomic filter primitives. It is never rendered itself, but must be used by the filter
attribute on SVG elements, or the filter
CSS property for SVG/HTML elements.
Usage context
Categories | None |
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Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements Filter primitive elements <animate> , <set> |
Attributes
Global attributes
Specific attributes
x
y
width
height
filterRes
DeprecatedfilterUnits
primitiveUnits
xlink:href
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGFilterElement
interface.
Example
SVG
html
<svg width="230" height="120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<filter id="blurMe">
<feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="5" />
</filter>
<circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />
<circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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Filter Effects Module Level 1 # FilterElement |
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