<glyph>

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. 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>`, `<clipPath>`, `<cursor>`, `<filter>`, `<font>`, `<font-face>`, `<foreignObject>`, `<image>`, `<marker>`, `<mask>`, `<pattern>`, `<script>`, `<style>`, `<switch>`, `<text>`, `<view>`

Attributes

d Deprecated
horiz-adv-x Deprecated
vert-origin-x Deprecated
vert-origin-y Deprecated
vert-adv-y Deprecated
unicode Deprecated
glyph-name Deprecated
orientation Deprecated
arabic-form Deprecated
lang Deprecated

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGGlyphElement interface.

Example

SVG

html

<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 embedded font!
  </text>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) # GlyphElement

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android
`glyph`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`arabic-form`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`d`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`glyph-name`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`horiz-adv-x`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`lang`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`orientation`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`unicode`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`vert-adv-y`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`vert-origin-x`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40
`vert-origin-y`	1–40	No	No	15–27	3–16.4	18–40	No	14–27	2–16.4	1.0–4.0	4.4–40