The g element is a container used to group other SVG elements. Transformations applied to the g element are performed on all of its child elements, and any of its attributes are inherited by its child elements. It can also group multiple elements to be referenced later with the <use> element.
Usage context
| Categories | Container element, Structural 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> |
Example
<svg viewBox="0 0 95 50"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<g stroke="green" fill="white" stroke-width="5">
<circle cx="25" cy="25" r="15"/>
<circle cx="40" cy="25" r="15"/>
<circle cx="55" cy="25" r="15"/>
<circle cx="70" cy="25" r="15"/>
</g>
</svg>
Attributes
Global attributes
- Conditional processing attributes »
- Core attributes »
- Graphical event attributes »
- Presentation attributes »
classstyleexternalResourcesRequiredtransform
Specific attributes
There are no specific attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGGElement interface.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<g>' in that specification. |
Working Draft | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<g>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | 1.5 (1.8) | 9.0 | 8.0 | 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 |
The chart is based on these sources.