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The path attribute has two different meanings, either it defines a text path along which the characters of a text are rendered, or a motion path along which a referenced element is animated.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

  • {{SVGElement("animateMotion")}}
  • {{SVGElement("textPath")}}

Example

css
html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}
html
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <path
    id="MyPath"
    fill="none"
    stroke="silver"
    d="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10,10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50" />

  <text>
    <textPath
      path="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10,10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50">
      Quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
    </textPath>
  </text>
</svg>

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animateMotion

For {{SVGElement("animateMotion")}}, path defines the motion path, expressed in the same format and interpreted the same way as the {{SVGAttr("d")}} geometric property for the {{SVGElement("path")}} element. The effect of a motion path animation is a translation along the x- and y-axes of the current user coordinate system by the x and y values computed over time.

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td><code>&#x3C;path-data></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td><em>None</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
  • <path-data>
    • : This value defines the motion path along which the referenced element is animated. For detailed information about the commands that can be used, see the explanation for the d attribute.

textPath

For {{SVGElement("textPath")}}, path defines the path onto which the {{Glossary("glyph", "glyphs")}} of a {{SVGElement("text")}} element will be rendered. An empty string indicates that there is no path data for the element. This means that the text within the <textPath> element does not render or contribute to the bounding box of the <text> element. If the attribute is not specified, the path specified in {{SVGAttr("href")}} is used instead.

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td><code>&#x3C;path-data></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td><em>Path specified in {{SVGAttr("href")}}</em></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
  • <path-data>
    • : This value defines the text path along which the glyphs of the <text> element are aligned. For detailed information about the commands that can be used, see the explanation for the d attribute.

Specifications

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