feimage

<feimage>

The <feImage> SVG filter primitive fetches image data from an external source and provides the pixel data as output (meaning if the external source is an SVG image, it is rasterized.)

Usage context

Categories	Filter primitive element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: `<animate>`, `<animateTransform>`, `<set>`

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

preserveAspectRatio
xlink:href

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFEImageElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="image">
      <feImage xlink:href="/doc_files/files-6457-mdn_logo_only_color-png.html?lang=en"/>
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <rect x="10%" y="10%" width="80%" height="80%"
      style="filter:url(#image);"/>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Filter Effects Module Level 1 The definition of '<feImage>' in that specification.	Working Draft	Added `href` attribute and deprecated `xlink:href`. Added `crossorigin` attribute.
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<feImage>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	4.0 (2.0)^[1]	(Yes)	9.0	?

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	(Yes)	?	?	?	?

[1] Partially supported, see bug 455986.

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