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SVG <ellipse>


SVG Ellipse - <ellipse>

The <ellipse> element is used to create an ellipse.

An ellipse is closely related to a circle. The difference is that an ellipse has an x and a y radius that differs from each other, while a circle has equal x and y radius.

The <ellipse> element has four basic attributes to position and set the size of the ellipse:

Attribute Description
rx Required. The x radius of the ellipse
ry Required. The y radius of the ellipse
cx The x-axis center of the ellipse. Default is 0
cy The y-axis center of the ellipse. Default is 0

An SVG Ellipse

The following example creates an ellipse:

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Here is the SVG code:

Example

<svg height="140" width="500" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse rx="100" ry="50" cx="120" cy="80"
  style="fill:yellow;stroke:green;stroke-width:3" />
</svg>
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Code explanation:

  • The rx attribute defines the x (horizontal) radius
  • The ry attribute defines the y (vertical) radius
  • The cx attribute defines the x-axis center of the ellipse
  • The cy attribute defines the y-axis center of the ellipse


Three Ellipses

The following example creates three ellipses on top of each other:

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Here is the SVG code:

Example

<svg height="150" width="500" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="240" cy="100" rx="220" ry="30" fill="purple" />
  <ellipse cx="220" cy="70" rx="190" ry="20" fill="lime" />
  <ellipse cx="210" cy="45" rx="170" ry="15" fill="yellow" />
</svg>
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Two Ellipses

The following example combines two ellipses (one yellow and one white):

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Here is the SVG code:

Example

<svg height="100" width="500" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="240" cy="50" rx="220" ry="30" fill="yellow" />
  <ellipse cx="220" cy="50" rx="190" ry="20" fill="white" />
</svg>
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