<ellipse>

The <ellipse> SVG element is an SVG basic shape, used to create ellipses based on a center coordinate, and both their x and y radius.

Note: Ellipses are unable to specify the exact orientation of the ellipse (if, for example, you wanted to draw an ellipse tilted at a 45 degree angle), but it can be rotated by using the transform attribute.

Usage context

CategoriesBasic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Animation elements
Descriptive elements

Attributes

cx

The x position of the center of the ellipse. Value type: <length> | <percentage>; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

cy

The y position of the center of the ellipse. Value type: <length> | <percentage>; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

rx

The radius of the ellipse on the x axis. Value type: auto | <length> | <percentage>; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes

ry

The radius of the ellipse on the y axis. Value type: auto | <length> | <percentage>; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes

pathLength

This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

Note: Starting with SVG2 cx, cy, rx and ry are Geometry Properties, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="100" cy="50" rx="100" ry="50" />
</svg>

Specifications

See also