SVGAltGlyphElement
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. Do not use it in old or new projects. Pages or Web apps using it may break at any time.
The SVGAltGlyphElement interface represents an <altglyph> element. This interface makes it possible to implement more sophisticated and particular glyph characters. For some textal representations as: ligatures (e.g. æ, ß, etc ), special-purpose fonts (e.g. musical symbols) or even alternate glyphs such as Asian text strings it is required that a different set of glyphs be used than the normal given character data.
The SVGAltGlyphElement interface extends the SVGTextPositioningElement and SVGURIReference interfaces. It has two attributes SVGAltGlyphElement.glyphRef and SVGAltGlyphElement.format on the corresponding element.
Properties
The interface links to the parent interfaces.
SVGAltGlyphElement.glyphRef- It corresponds to the attribute
glyphRefon the given element. It's data type is 'String'. It defines the glyph identifier, whose format is dependent on the ‘format’ of the given font. SVGAltGlyphElement.format- It corresponds to the attribute
formaton the given element. It's data type is 'String'. This property specifies the format of the given font.
Methods
The SVGAltGlyphElement interface does not implement any specific method.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'SVGAltGlyphElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | 4.0 (2.0) [1] | ? | 10.6 | 4.0 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | 4.0 (2.0)[1] | No support | 11.0 | 4.0 |
[1] partial support, see bug 456286 and bug 571808.
The chart is based on these sources.
See Also
- SVG
<altglyph>Element
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/svgaltglyphelement