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The <polyline> SVG element is an SVG basic shape that creates straight lines connecting several points. Typically a polyline is used to create open shapes as the last point doesn't have to be connected to the first point. For closed shapes see the {{SVGElement("polygon")}} element.

Usage context

{{svginfo}}

Attributes

• {{SVGAttr('points')}}
  • : This attribute defines the list of points (pairs of x,y absolute coordinates) required to draw the polyline Value type: <number>+; Default value: ""; Animatable: yes
• {{SVGAttr("pathLength")}}
  • : This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

DOM Interface

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

Example

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

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Example of a polyline with the default fill -->
  <polyline points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" />

  <!-- Example of the same polyline shape with stroke and no fill -->
  <polyline points="100,100 150,25 150,75 200,0" fill="none" stroke="black" />
</svg>

{{EmbedLiveSample('Example', 100, 100)}}

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• SVG presentation attributes, including {{SVGAttr("fill")}} and {{SVGAttr("stroke")}}
• Other SVG basic shapes: {{ SVGElement('circle') }}, {{ SVGElement('ellipse') }}, {{ SVGElement('line') }}, {{ SVGElement('polygon') }}, {{ SVGElement('rect') }}