filter

<filter>

The <filter> SVG element serves as container for atomic filter operations. It is never rendered directly. A filter is referenced by using the filter attribute on the target SVG element or via the filter CSS property.

Usage context

Categories	None
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements Filter primitive elements `<animate>`, `<set>`

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFilterElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="230" height="120"
 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

 <filter id="blurMe">
  <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5"/>
 </filter>

 <circle cx="60"  cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />

 <circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green"
          filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>

Result

Screenshot	Live sample

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Filter Effects Module Level 1 The definition of '<filter>' in that specification.	Working Draft
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<filter>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	4.0 (2.0)	10.0	9.0	3.0

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	4.0 (2.0)	No support	9.5	3.0^[1]

[1] There are some remaining issues in Webkit browsers.

The chart is based on these sources.