<animateMotion>

The animateMotion element causes a referenced element to move along a motion path.

Usage context

CategoriesAnimation element
Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
Descriptive elements
<mpath>

Example

Source code Output result
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<svg width="120" height="120"  viewBox="0 0 120 120"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"
     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" >

    <!-- Draw the outline of the motion path in grey, along
         with 2 small circles at key points -->
    <path d="M10,110 A120,120 -45 0,1 110 10 A120,120 -45 0,1 10,110"
          stroke="lightgrey" stroke-width="2" 
          fill="none" id="theMotionPath"/>
    <circle cx="10" cy="110" r="3" fill="lightgrey"  />
    <circle cx="110" cy="10" r="3" fill="lightgrey"  />

    <!-- Here is a red circle which will be moved along the motion path. -->
    <circle cx="" cy="" r="5" fill="red">

        <!-- Define the motion path animation -->
        <animateMotion dur="6s" repeatCount="indefinite">
           <mpath xlink:href="#theMotionPath"/>
        </animateMotion>
    </circle>
</svg>

» animateMotion.svg

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGAnimateMotionElement interface.

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) IE Opera Safari
Basic support ? ? ? ? ?
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? ? ? ? ?

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