Is it possible to set a background-image
for an SVG <path>
element?
For instance, if I set the element class="wall"
, the CSS style .wall {fill: red;}
works, but .wall{background-image: url(wall.jpg)}
does not, neither .wall {background-color: red;}
.
You can do it by making the background into a pattern:
<defs>
<pattern id="img1" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="100" height="100">
<image href="wall.jpg" x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" />
</pattern>
</defs>
Adjust the width and height according to your image, then reference it from the path like this:
<path d="M5,50
l0,100 l100,0 l0,-100 l-100,0
M215,100
a50,50 0 1 1 -100,0 50,50 0 1 1 100,0
M265,50
l50,100 l-100,0 l50,-100
z"
fill="url(#img1)" />
Success story sharing
data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAA
like you would in normal CSS?xlink:href
is deprecated since SVG 2 and to simply usehref
now. developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/xlink:href