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SVGMarkerElement.markerUnits

The markerUnits read-only property of the SVGMarkerElement interface returns an SVGAnimatedEnumeration object. This object returns an integer which represents the keyword values that the markerUnits attribute accepts.

Value

An SVGAnimatedEnumeration object. The baseVal property of this object contains one of the following values:

0

SVG_MARKERUNITS_UNKNOWN which means that the markerUnits attribute has a value other than the two predefined keywords.

1

SVG_MARKERUNITS_USERSPACEONUSE which means that the markerUnits attribute has the keyword value userSpaceOnUse.

2

SVG_MARKERUNITS_STROKEWIDTH which means that the markerUnits attribute has the keyword value strokeWidth.

Examples

The markerUnits property returns an SVGAnimatedEnumeration object that contains the value of the markerUnits attribute.

<svg id="svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <marker id="arrow" viewBox="0 0 10 10" refX="5" refY="5"
        markerWidth="6" markerHeight="6"
        orient="auto-start-reverse"
        markerUnits="strokeWidth">
      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" />
    </marker>
  </defs>
</svg>
let marker = document.getElementById("arrow");
console.log(marker.markerUnits.baseVal); // 2

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
markerUnits
1
12
1.5
9
≤12.1
3
3
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SVGMarkerElement/markerUnits