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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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <g fill="none">
    <path stroke="red" d="M5 20 l215 0" />
    <path stroke="blue" d="M5 40 l215 0" />
    <path stroke="black" d="M5 60 l215 0" />
  </g>
</svg>

Try it yourself »

For Opera users: View the SVG file (right-click on the SVG graphic to view the source).

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 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <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>

Try it yourself »

For Opera users: View the SVG file (right-click on the SVG graphic to view the source).

SVG stroke-linecap Property

The stroke-linecap property defines different types of endings to an open path:

Here is the SVG code:

Example

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <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>

Try it yourself »

For Opera users: View the SVG file (right-click on the SVG graphic to view the source).

SVG stroke-dasharray Property

The stroke-dasharray property is used to create dashed lines:

Here is the SVG code:

Example

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <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>

Try it yourself »

For Opera users: View the SVG file (right-click on the SVG graphic to view the source).


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