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svg element

<ellipse>

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The <ellipse> SVG element is an SVG basic shape, used to create ellipses based on a center coordinate, and both their x and y radius.

[!NOTE] Ellipses are unable to specify the exact orientation of the ellipse (if, for example, you wanted to draw an ellipse tilted at a 45 degree angle), but it can be rotated by using the transform attribute.

Usage context

Attributes

  • cx
    • : The x position of the center of the ellipse. Value type: <length> | <percentage>; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes
  • cy
    • : The y position of the center of the ellipse. Value type: <length> | <percentage>; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes
  • rx
    • : The radius of the ellipse on the x axis. Value type: auto | <length> | <percentage>; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes
  • ry
    • : The radius of the ellipse on the y axis. Value type: auto | <length> | <percentage>; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes
  • pathLength
    • : This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

[!NOTE] Starting with SVG2 cx, cy, rx and ry are Geometry Properties, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.

Example

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

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="100" cy="50" rx="100" ry="50" />
</svg>
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Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also