ContextQMD
Back to Content

side

files/en-us/web/svg/reference/attribute/side/index.md

latest1.5 KB
Original Source

{{SeeCompatTable}}

The side attribute determines the side of a path the text is placed on (relative to the path direction).

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

  • {{SVGElement("textPath")}}

Example

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

text {
  font:
    25px "Helvetica",
    "Arial",
    sans-serif;
}
html
<svg viewBox="0 0 420 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle1" side="left">Text left from the path</textPath>
  </text>
  <text>
    <textPath href="#circle2" side="right">Text right from the path</textPath>
  </text>

  <circle
    id="circle1"
    cx="100"
    cy="100"
    r="70"
    fill="transparent"
    stroke="silver" />
  <circle
    id="circle2"
    cx="320"
    cy="100"
    r="70"
    fill="transparent"
    stroke="silver" />
</svg>

{{EmbedLiveSample("Example", "420", "220")}}

Usage notes

<table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Value</th> <td><code>left</code> | <code>right</code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Default value</th> <td><code>left</code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Animatable</th> <td>Yes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
  • left
    • : This value places the text on the left side of the path (relative to the path direction).
  • right
    • : This value places the text on the right side of the path (relative to the path direction). This effectively reverses the path direction.

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}