Baseline Widely available *
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.
<a>
, <clipPath>
, <filter>
, <foreignObject>
, <image>
, <marker>
, <mask>
, <pattern>
, <script>
, <style>
, <switch>
, <text>
, <view>
Attributes
download
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: no
ping
Experimental
A space-separated list of URLs to which, when the hyperlink is followed, POST
requests with the body PING
will be sent by the browser (in the background). Typically used for tracking. For a more widely-supported feature addressing the same use cases, see Navigator.sendBeacon()
. Value type: <list-of-URLs>; Default value: none; Animatable: no
referrerpolicy
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
The relationship of the target object to the link object. Value type: <list-of-Link-Types>; Default value: none; Animatable: no
target
Where to display the linked URL. Value type: _self
| _parent
| _top
| _blank
| <XML-Name>; Default value: _self
; Animatable: yes
type
A MIME type for the linked URL. Value type: <string>; Default value: none; Animatable: no
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
This element implements the SVGAElement
interface.
@namespace svg url(http://www.w3.org/2000/svg);
html,
body,
svg {
height: 100%;
}
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<!-- A link around a shape -->
<a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Element/circle">
<circle cx="50" cy="40" r="35" />
</a>
<!-- A link around a text -->
<a href="/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/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.
xlink:title
attribute<a>
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