<feSpotLight>

The <feSpotLight> SVG filter primitive defines a light source that can be used to create a spotlight effect. It is used within a lighting filter primitive: <feDiffuseLighting> or <feSpecularLighting>.

Usage context

Categories	Light source element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: `<animate>`, `<set>`

Attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFESpotLightElement interface.

Example

HTML

html

<svg
  width="200"
  height="200"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="spotlight">
      <feSpecularLighting
        result="spotlight"
        specularConstant="1.5"
        specularExponent="4"
        lighting-color="#FFF">
        <feSpotLight x="600" y="600" z="400" limitingConeAngle="5.5" />
      </feSpecularLighting>
      <feComposite
        in="SourceGraphic"
        in2="spotlight"
        operator="out"
        k1="0"
        k2="1"
        k3="1"
        k4="0" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <image
    href="mdn_logo_only_color.png"
    x="10%"
    y="10%"
    width="80%"
    height="80%"
    style="filter:url(#spotlight);" />
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1 # feSpotLightElement

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android
`feSpotLight`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`limitingConeAngle`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`pointsAtX`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`pointsAtY`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`pointsAtZ`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`specularExponent`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`x`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`y`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4
`z`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4