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<glyph>

Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Avoid using it and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

A <glyph> defines a single glyph in an SVG font.

Usage context

Categories	Text content 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>`

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGGlyphElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="400px" height="300px" version="1.1"
    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<!-- Example copied from https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/fonts.html#GlyphElement -->
  <defs>

    <font id="Font1" horiz-adv-x="1000">
      <font-face font-family="Super Sans" font-weight="bold" font-style="normal"
          units-per-em="1000" cap-height="600" x-height="400"
          ascent="700" descent="300"
          alphabetic="0" mathematical="350" ideographic="400" hanging="500">
        <font-face-src>
          <font-face-name name="Super Sans Bold"/>
        </font-face-src>
      </font-face>

      <missing-glyph><path d="M0,0h200v200h-200z"/></missing-glyph>
      <glyph unicode="!" horiz-adv-x="80" d="M0,0h200v200h-200z"></glyph>
      <glyph unicode="@" d="M0,50l100,300l400,100z"></glyph>
    </font>
  </defs>
  <text x="100" y="100" 
      style="font-family: 'Super Sans', Helvetica, sans-serif;
             font-weight: bold; font-style: normal">Text 
    using embe@dded font!</text>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?	?
`arabic-form`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`d`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`glyph-name`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`horiz-adv-x`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`lang`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`orientation`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`unicode`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-adv-y`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-origin-x`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-origin-y`	?	?	?	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`arabic-form`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`d`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`glyph-name`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`horiz-adv-x`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`lang`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`orientation`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`unicode`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-adv-y`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-origin-x`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`vert-origin-y`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?