markerUnits
The markerUnits attribute defines the coordinate system for the markerWidth and markerHeight attributes and the contents of the <marker>.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
Usage notes
| Value |
userSpaceOnUse | strokeWidth
|
|---|---|
| Default value | strokeWidth |
| Animatable | Yes |
userSpaceOnUse-
This value specifies that the
markerWidthandmarkerHeightattributes and the contents of the<marker>element represent values in the current user coordinate system in place for the graphic object referencing the marker (i.e., the user coordinate system for the element referencing the<marker>element via amarker,marker-start,marker-mid, ormarker-endproperty). strokeWidth-
This value specifies that the
markerWidthandmarkerHeightattributes and the contents of the<marker>element represent values in a coordinate system which has a single unit equal the size in user units of the current stroke width (see thestroke-widthattribute) in place for the graphic object referencing the marker.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'markerUnits' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | No significant change |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'markerUnits' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
markerUnits |
Yes |
12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/markerUnits