SVG drawings and images are created using a wide array of elements which are dedicated to the construction, drawing, and layout of vector images and diagrams. Here you'll find reference documentation for each of the SVG elements.

SVG elements A to Z

A

• <a>
• <animate>
• <animateMotion>
• <animateTransform>

C

• <circle>
• <clipPath>

D

• <defs>
• <desc>

E

• <ellipse>

F

• <feBlend>
• <feColorMatrix>
• <feComponentTransfer>
• <feComposite>
• <feConvolveMatrix>
• <feDiffuseLighting>
• <feDisplacementMap>
• <feDistantLight>
• <feDropShadow>
• <feFlood>
• <feFuncA>
• <feFuncB>
• <feFuncG>
• <feFuncR>
• <feGaussianBlur>
• <feImage>
• <feMerge>
• <feMergeNode>
• <feMorphology>
• <feOffset>
• <fePointLight>
• <feSpecularLighting>
• <feSpotLight>
• <feTile>
• <feTurbulence>
• <filter>
• <foreignObject>

G

• <g>

I

• <image>

L

• <line>
• <linearGradient>

M

• <marker>
• <mask>
• <metadata>
• <mpath>

P

• <path>
• <pattern>
• <polygon>
• <polyline>

R

• <radialGradient>
• <rect>

S

• <script>
• <set>
• <stop>
• <style>
• <svg>
• <switch>
• <symbol>

T

• <text>
• <textPath>
• <title>
• <tspan>

U

• <use>

V

• <view>

SVG elements by category

Animation elements

<animate>, <animateMotion>, <animateTransform>, <mpath>, <set>

Basic shapes

<circle>, <ellipse>, <line>, <polygon>, <polyline>, <rect>

Container elements

<a>, <defs>, <g>, <marker>, <mask>, <pattern>, <svg>, <switch>, <symbol>

Descriptive elements

<desc>, <metadata>, <title>

Filter primitive elements

<feBlend>, <feColorMatrix>, <feComponentTransfer>, <feComposite>, <feConvolveMatrix>, <feDiffuseLighting>, <feDisplacementMap>, <feDropShadow>, <feFlood>, <feFuncA>, <feFuncB>, <feFuncG>, <feFuncR>, <feGaussianBlur>, <feImage>, <feMerge>, <feMergeNode>, <feMorphology>, <feOffset>, <feSpecularLighting>, <feTile>, <feTurbulence>

Gradient elements

<linearGradient>, <radialGradient>, <stop>

Graphics elements

<circle>, <ellipse>, <image>, <line>, <path>, <polygon>, <polyline>, <rect>, <text>, <use>

Graphics referencing elements

Light source elements

<feDistantLight>, <fePointLight>, <feSpotLight>

Never-rendered elements

<clipPath>, <defs>, <linearGradient>, <marker>, <mask>, <metadata>, <pattern>, <radialGradient>, <script>, <style>, <symbol>, <title>

Paint server elements

<linearGradient>, <pattern>, <radialGradient>

Renderable elements

<a>, <circle>, <ellipse>, <foreignObject>, <g>, <image>, <line>, <path>, <polygon>, <polyline>, <rect>, <svg>, <switch>, <symbol>, <text>, <textPath>, <tspan>, <use>

Shape elements

<circle>, <ellipse>, <line>, <path>, <polygon>, <polyline>, <rect>

Structural elements

<defs>, <g>, <svg>, <symbol>, <use>

Text content elements

<textPath>, <text>, <tspan>

Text content child elements

<textPath>, <tspan>

Uncategorized elements

<clipPath>, <filter>, <foreignObject>, <script>, <style>, <view>

See also

• SVG attribute reference
• SVG Tutorial
• SVG interface reference