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<feImage>

The <feImage> SVG filter primitive fetches image data from an external source and provides the pixel data as output (meaning if the external source is an SVG image, it is rasterized.)

Usage context

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

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

preserveAspectRatio
xlink:href

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFEImageElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="image">
      <feImage xlink:href="/files/6457/mdn_logo_only_color.png"/>
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <rect x="10%" y="10%" width="80%" height="80%"
      style="filter:url(#image);"/>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Filter Effects Module Level 1 The definition of '<feImage>' in that specification.	Working Draft	Added `href` attribute and deprecated `xlink:href`. Added `crossorigin` attribute.
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<feImage>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	9	?
`href`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
`preserveAspectRatio`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`xlink:href`	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	9	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
`href`	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
`preserveAspectRatio`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`xlink:href`	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?