The <circle> SVG element is an SVG basic shape, used to create circles based on a center point and a radius.
Usage context
| Categories | Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element | 
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements | 
Attributes
Global attributes
- Conditional processing attributes
- Core attributes
- Graphical event attributes
- Presentation attributes
- class
- style
- externalResourcesRequired
- transform
Specific attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGCircleElement interface.
Example
SVG
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="100" cy="100" r="100"/> </svg>
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment | 
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<circle>' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<circle>' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition | 
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | (Yes) | 1.5 (1.8) | 9.0 | 8.0 | 3.0.4 | 
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 3.0 | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.8) | No support | (Yes) | 3.0.4 | 
The chart is based on these sources.
See also
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