<foreignObject>

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The <foreignObject> SVG element includes elements from a different XML namespace. In the context of a browser, it is most likely (X)HTML.

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <style>
    div {
      color: white;
      font: 18px serif;
      height: 100%;
      overflow: auto;
    }
  </style>

  <polygon points="5,5 195,10 185,185 10,195" />

  <!-- Common use case: embed HTML text into SVG -->
  <foreignObject x="20" y="20" width="160" height="160">
    <!--
      In the context of SVG embedded in an HTML document, the XHTML
      namespace could be omitted, but it is mandatory in the
      context of an SVG document
    -->
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed mollis mollis
      mi ut ultricies. Nullam magna ipsum, porta vel dui convallis, rutrum
      imperdiet eros. Aliquam erat volutpat.
    </div>
  </foreignObject>
</svg>

Attributes

height

The height of the foreignObject. Value type: <length>|<percentage> ; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes

width

The width of the foreignObject. Value type: <length>|<percentage> ; Default value: auto; Animatable: yes

x

The x coordinate of the foreignObject. Value type: <length>|<percentage> ; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

y

The y coordinate of the foreignObject. Value type: <length>|<percentage> ; Default value: 0; Animatable: yes

Note: Starting with SVG2, x, y, width, and height are Geometry Properties, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.

Usage context

CategoriesNone
Permitted contentAny elements or character data

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# ForeignObjectElement

Browser compatibility

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