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<filter>

The <filter> SVG element serves as container for atomic filter operations. It is never rendered directly. A filter is referenced by using the filter attribute on the target SVG element or via the filter CSS property.

Usage context

Categories	None
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Descriptive elements Filter primitive elements `<animate>`, `<set>`

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFilterElement interface.

Example

SVG

<svg width="230" height="120"
 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

 <filter id="blurMe">
  <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5"/>
 </filter>

 <circle cx="60"  cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />

 <circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green"
          filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>

Result

Screenshot	Live sample

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Filter Effects Module Level 1 The definition of '<filter>' in that specification.	Working Draft
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<filter>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1	Yes	4	10	9	3
`filterRes`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`filterUnits`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`height`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`primitiveUnits`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`width`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`x`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`xlink:href`	?	?	?	?	?	?
`y`	?	?	?	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	18	Yes	?	9.5	3	?
`filterRes`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`filterUnits`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`height`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`primitiveUnits`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`width`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`x`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`xlink:href`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
`y`	?	?	?	?	?	?	?