<script>

The SVG script element allows to add scripts to an SVG document.

Note: While SVG's script element is equivalent to the HTML <script> element, it has some discrepancies, like it uses the href attribute instead of src and it doesn't support ECMAScript modules so far (See browser compatibility below for details)

Example

html

Click the circle to change colors.
<svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" height="120px" width="120px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <script>
    // <![CDATA[
    window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
      function getColor() {
        const R = Math.round(Math.random() * 255)
          .toString(16)
          .padStart(2, "0");

        const G = Math.round(Math.random() * 255)
          .toString(16)
          .padStart(2, "0");

        const B = Math.round(Math.random() * 255)
          .toString(16)
          .padStart(2, "0");

        return `#${R}${G}${B}`;
      }

      document.querySelector("circle").addEventListener("click", (e) => {
        e.target.style.fill = getColor();
      });
    });
    // ]]>
  </script>

  <circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4" />
</svg>

Attributes

crossorigin: This attribute defines CORS settings as define for the HTML <script> element. Value type: <string>; Default value: ?; Animatable: yes
href: The URL to the script to load. Value type: <URL> ; Default value: none; Animatable: no
type: This attribute defines type of the script language to use. Value type: <string>; Default value: application/ecmascript; Animatable: no
xlink:href Deprecated: The URL to the script to load. Value type: <URL> ; Default value: none; Animatable: no