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Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <circle> SVG element is an SVG basic shape, used to draw circles based on a center point and a radius.

Usage context

Categories Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element
Permitted content Any number of the following elements, in any order:Animation elementsDescriptive elements

Attributes

cx

The x-axis coordinate of the center of the circle.Value type: | ; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

cy

The y-axis coordinate of the center of the circle.Value type: | ; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

r

The radius of the circle. A value lower or equal to zero disables rendering of the circle.Value type: | ; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

pathLength

The total length for the circle's circumference, in user units.Value type: ; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

**Note:**Starting with SVG2, cx, cy, and r are Geometry Properties, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGCircleElement interface.

Example

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="50" />
</svg>

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # CircleElement

Browser compatibility

See also