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The <feSpotLight> SVG element defines a light source that can be used to create a spotlight effect. It is used within a lighting filter primitive: {{SVGElement("feDiffuseLighting")}} or {{SVGElement("feSpecularLighting")}}.

Usage context

{{svginfo}}

Attributes

• {{SVGAttr("x")}}
• {{SVGAttr("y")}}
• {{SVGAttr("z")}}
• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtX")}}
• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtY")}}
• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtZ")}}
• {{SVGAttr("specularExponent")}}
• {{SVGAttr("limitingConeAngle")}}

DOM Interface

This element implements the {{domxref("SVGFESpotLightElement")}} interface.

Example

HTML

<svg
  width="200"
  height="200"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="spotlight">
      <feSpecularLighting
        result="spotlight"
        specularConstant="1.5"
        specularExponent="4"
        lighting-color="white">
        <feSpotLight x="600" y="600" z="400" limitingConeAngle="5.5" />
      </feSpecularLighting>
      <feComposite
        in="SourceGraphic"
        in2="spotlight"
        operator="out"
        k1="0"
        k2="1"
        k3="1"
        k4="0" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <image
    href="mdn_logo_only_color.png"
    x="10%"
    y="10%"
    width="80%"
    height="80%"
    filter="url(#spotlight)" />
</svg>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample("Example", 200, 200)}}

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{SVGElement("filter")}}
• {{SVGElement("animate")}}
• {{SVGElement("set")}}
• {{SVGElement("feDiffuseLighting")}}
• {{SVGElement("feSpecularLighting")}}
• {{SVGElement("feDistantLight")}}
• {{SVGElement("fePointLight")}}
• SVG tutorial: Filter effects