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    <a>

    The SVG Anchor Element (<a>) defines a hyperlink

    Usage context

    CategoriesContainer element
    Permitted contentAny 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>

    Example

    <svg width="140" height="30"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 
     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

  <a xlink:href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/SVG"
     target="_blank">
    <rect height="30" width="120" y="0" x="0" rx="15"/>
    <text fill="white" text-anchor="middle" 
          y="21" x="60">SVG on MDN</text>
  </a>

</svg>

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    Attributes

    Global attributes

    Specific attributes

    No browser supports the full XLink set.

    DOM Interface

    This element implements the SVGAElement interface.

    Specifications

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

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) IE Opera Safari
    Basic support 1.0 1.5 (1.8) 9.0 9.0 3.0.4
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support 3.0 1.0 (1.8) Not supported (Yes) 3.0.4

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     Last updated by: Sebastianz,