files/en-us/web/api/svgfeconvolvematrixelement/x/index.md
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The x read-only property of the {{domxref("SVGFEConvolveMatrixElement")}} interface describes the horizontal coordinate of the position of an SVG filter primitive as a {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}}.
It reflects the {{SVGElement("feConvolveMatrix")}} element's {{SVGAttr("x")}} filter primitive attribute value. The <feConvolveMatrix> filter applies a matrix convolution effect, combining pixels in the input image with neighboring pixels to produce a convolution effect such as blurring, edge detection, sharpening, embossing or beveling. The attribute is a <length> or <percentage>. The <coordinate> is a length in the user coordinate system that is the given distance from the origin of the user coordinate system along the x-axis. If the x attribute is a percent value, the property value is relative to the width of the filter region in user coordinate system units. The default value is 0.
An {{domxref("SVGAnimatedLength")}}.
const feConvolveMatrix = document.querySelector("feConvolveMatrix");
const leftPosition = feConvolveMatrix.x;
console.log(leftPosition.baseVal.value); // the `x` value
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