marker

<marker>

The <marker> element defines the graphics that is to be used for drawing arrowheads or polymarkers on a given <path>, <line>, <polyline> or <polygon> element.

Usage context

Categories	Container element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements Shape elements Structural elements Gradient elements `<a>`, `<altGlyphDef>`, `<clipPath>`, `<color-profile>`, `<cursor>`, `<filter>`, `<font>`, `<font-face>`, `<foreignObject>`, `<image>`, `<marker>`, `<mask>`, `<pattern>`, `<script>`, `<style>`, `<switch>`, `<text>`, `<view>`

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGMarkerElement interface.

Example

SVG

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<svg width="120" height="120" viewBox="0 0 120 120"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">

  <defs>
    <marker id="Triangle" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="1" refY="5"
        markerWidth="6" markerHeight="6" orient="auto">
      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" />
    </marker>
  </defs>

  <polyline points="10,90 50,80 90,20" fill="none" stroke="black" 
      stroke-width="2" marker-end="url(#Triangle)" />
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
SVG Markers The definition of '<marker>' in that specification.	Working Draft
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<marker>' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<marker>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	IE	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	1.5 (1.8)	9.0	9.0	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

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