files/en-us/web/api/svgfedropshadowelement/stddeviationy/index.md
{{APIRef("SVG")}}
The stdDeviationY read-only property of the {{domxref("SVGFEDropShadowElement")}} interface reflects the (possibly automatically computed) Y component of the {{SVGAttr("stdDeviation")}} attribute of the given {{SVGElement("feDropShadow")}} element.
An {{domxref("SVGAnimatedNumber")}} object.
stdDeviationY valueIn this example, we retrieve the vertical standard deviation for the blur operation of the <feDropShadow> by using the stdDeviationY read-only property of the SVGFEDropShadowElement interface.
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<defs>
<filter id="drop-shadow-filter">
<!-- Drop Shadow with stdDeviationY property set to 10 for vertical blur -->
<feDropShadow
in="SourceGraphic"
dx="10"
dy="10"
stdDeviation="5 10"
flood-color="gray" />
</filter>
</defs>
<!-- Rectangle with a gray shadow -->
<rect
x="50"
y="50"
width="100"
height="100"
fill="red"
filter="url(#drop-shadow-filter)" />
</svg>
const dropShadow = document.querySelector("feDropShadow");
console.log(dropShadow.stdDeviationY.baseVal); // Output: 10
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