SVG Stroke Properties
SVG Stroke Properties
SVG offers a wide range of stroke properties. In this chapter we will look at the following:
- stroke
- stroke-width
- stroke-linecap
- stroke-dasharray
All the stroke properties can be applied to any kind of lines, text and outlines of elements like a circle.
SVG stroke Property
The stroke property defines the color of a line, text or outline of an element:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="80" width="300">
<g fill="none">
<path stroke="red" d="M5 20 l215 0" />
<path stroke="black" d="M5 40 l215 0" />
<path stroke="blue" d="M5 60 l215 0" />
</g>
</svg>
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SVG stroke-width Property
The stroke-width property defines the thickness of a line, text or outline of an element:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="80" width="300">
<g fill="none" stroke="black">
<path stroke-width="2" d="M5 20 l215 0" />
<path stroke-width="4" d="M5 40 l215 0" />
<path stroke-width="6" d="M5 60 l215 0" />
</g>
</svg>
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SVG stroke-linecap Property
The stroke-linecap property defines different types of endings to an open path:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="80" width="300">
<g fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="6">
<path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M5 20 l215 0" />
<path stroke-linecap="round" d="M5 40 l215 0" />
<path stroke-linecap="square" d="M5 60 l215 0" />
</g>
</svg>
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SVG stroke-dasharray Property
The stroke-dasharray property is used to create dashed lines:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="80" width="300">
<g fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="4">
<path stroke-dasharray="5,5" d="M5 20 l215 0" />
<path stroke-dasharray="10,10" d="M5 40 l215 0" />
<path stroke-dasharray="20,10,5,5,5,10" d="M5 60 l215 0" />
</g>
</svg>
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