<a>
The <a> SVG element creates a hyperlink to other web pages, files, locations in the same page, email addresses, or any other URL. It is very similar to HTML's <a>
element.
SVG's <a>
element is a container, which means you can create a link around text (like in HTML) but also around any shape.
Example
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <!-- A link around a shape --> <a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Element/circle"> <circle cx="50" cy="40" r="35"/> </a> <!-- A link around a text --> <a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Element/text"> <text x="50" y="90" text-anchor="middle"> <circle> </text> </a> </svg>
/* As SVG does not provide a default visual style for links, it's considered best practice to add some */ @namespace svg url(http://www.w3.org/2000/svg); /* Necessary to select only SVG <a> elements, and not also HTML's. See warning below */ svg|a:link, svg|a:visited { cursor: pointer; } svg|a text, text svg|a { fill: blue; /* Even for text, SVG uses fill over color */ text-decoration: underline; } svg|a:hover, svg|a:active { outline: dotted 1px blue; }
Warning: Since this element shares its tag name with HTML's <a>
element, selecting a
with CSS or querySelector
may apply to the wrong kind of element. Try the @namespace
rule to distinguish the two.
Attributes
-
download
Experimental -
Instructs browsers to download a URL instead of navigating to it, so the user will be prompted to save it as a local file. Value type: <string> ; Default value: none; Animatable: no
-
href
-
The URL or URL fragment the hyperlink points to. Value type: <URL> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
-
hreflang
-
The human language of the URL or URL fragment that the hyperlink points to. Value type: <string> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
-
ping
Experimental -
A space-separated list of URLs to which, when the hyperlink is followed,
POST
requests with the bodyPING
will be sent by the browser (in the background). Typically used for tracking. For a more widely-supported feature addressing the same use cases, seeNavigator.sendBeacon()
. Value type: <list-of-URLs> ; Default value: none; Animatable: no -
referrerpolicy
Experimental -
Which referrer to send when fetching the URL. Value type:
no-referrer
|no-referrer-when-downgrade
|same-origin
|origin
|strict-origin
|origin-when-cross-origin
|strict-origin-when-cross-origin
|unsafe-url
; Default value: none; Animatable: no -
rel
Experimental -
The relationship of the target object to the link object. Value type: <list-of-Link-Types> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
-
target
-
Where to display the linked URL. Value type:
_self
|_parent
|_top
|_blank
|<name> ; Default value:_self
; Animatable: yes -
type
-
A MIME type for the linked URL. Value type: <string> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
-
xlink:href
Deprecated -
The URL or URL fragment that the hyperlink points to. May be required for backwards compatibility for older browsers. Value type: <URL> ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes
Global attributes
- Core Attributes
- Styling Attributes
-
class
,style
- Conditional Processing Attributes
-
Most notably:
requiredExtensions
,systemLanguage
- Event Attributes
-
Global event attributes, Document element event attributes, Graphical event attributes
- Presentation Attributes
-
Most notably:
clip-path
,clip-rule
,color
,color-interpolation
,color-rendering
,cursor
,display
,fill
,fill-opacity
,fill-rule
,filter
,mask
,opacity
,pointer-events
,shape-rendering
,stroke
,stroke-dasharray
,stroke-dashoffset
,stroke-linecap
,stroke-linejoin
,stroke-miterlimit
,stroke-opacity
,stroke-width
,transform
,vector-effect
,visibility
- XLink Attributes
-
Most notably:
xlink:title
- ARIA Attributes
-
aria-activedescendant
,aria-atomic
,aria-autocomplete
,aria-busy
,aria-checked
,aria-colcount
,aria-colindex
,aria-colspan
,aria-controls
,aria-current
,aria-describedby
,aria-details
,aria-disabled
,aria-dropeffect
,aria-errormessage
,aria-expanded
,aria-flowto
,aria-grabbed
,aria-haspopup
,aria-hidden
,aria-invalid
,aria-keyshortcuts
,aria-label
,aria-labelledby
,aria-level
,aria-live
,aria-modal
,aria-multiline
,aria-multiselectable
,aria-orientation
,aria-owns
,aria-placeholder
,aria-posinset
,aria-pressed
,aria-readonly
,aria-relevant
,aria-required
,aria-roledescription
,aria-rowcount
,aria-rowindex
,aria-rowspan
,aria-selected
,aria-setsize
,aria-sort
,aria-valuemax
,aria-valuemin
,aria-valuenow
,aria-valuetext
,role
Usage notes
Categories | Container element |
---|---|
Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements Shape elements Structural elements Gradient elements <a> , <altGlyphDef> , <clipPath> , <color-profile> , <cursor> , <filter> , <font> , <font-face> , <foreignObject> , <image> , <marker> , <mask> , <pattern> , <script> , <style> , <switch> , <text> , <view> |
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
a |
1
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12
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1.5
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9
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9
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3.1
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3
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Yes
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4
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Yes
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2
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Yes
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download |
?
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?
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Yes
|
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Yes
|
?
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?
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?
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href |
50
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12
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51
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Yes
|
37
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12.1
|
50
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50
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51
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37
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12.2
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5.0
|
hreflang |
No
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≤18-79
|
61
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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61
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No
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No
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No
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ping |
No
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No
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61
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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61-79
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No
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No
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No
|
referrerpolicy |
51
|
79
|
52
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No
|
38
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14
|
51
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51
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52
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41
|
14
|
7.2
|
rel |
No
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≤18-79
|
61
|
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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61
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No
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No
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No
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target |
1
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12
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1.5
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9
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9
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3.1
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3
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Yes
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4
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Yes
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2
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Yes
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type |
No
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≤18-79
|
61
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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61
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No
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No
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No
|
xlink_actuate |
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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xlink_href |
1
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12
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1.5
|
9
|
9
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3.1
|
3
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Yes
|
4
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Yes
|
2
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Yes
|
xlink_show |
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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xlink_title |
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
|
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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