SVGCircleElement: cx property

{{APIRef("SVG")}}

The cx read-only property of the {{domxref("SVGCircleElement")}} interface reflects the {{SVGAttr("cx")}} attribute of a {{SVGElement("circle")}} element and by that defines the x-coordinate of the circle's center.<

If unspecified, the effect is as if the value is set to 0.

Value

An {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}} representing the x-coordinate of the circle's center.

Examples

SVG

<svg
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  viewBox="0 0 100 100"
  width="200"
  height="200">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" fill="gold" id="circle" />
</svg>

JavaScript

const circle = document.getElementById("circle");
console.log(circle.cx);

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Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("SVGCircleElement.cy")}}
• {{domxref("SVGCircleElement.r")}}