The path attribute has two different meanings, either it defines a text path along which the characters of a text are rendered, or a motion path along which a referenced element is animated.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path
id="MyPath"
fill="none"
stroke="silver"
d="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10,10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50" />
<text>
<textPath
path="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10,10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50">
Quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
</textPath>
</text>
</svg>
For <animateMotion>, path defines the motion path, expressed in the same format and interpreted the same way as the d geometric property for the <path> element. The effect of a motion path animation is a translation along the x- and y-axes of the current user coordinate system by the x and y values computed over time.
| Value | <path-data> |
|---|---|
| Default value | None |
| Animatable | No |
<path-data>
This value defines the motion path along which the referenced element is animated. For detailed information about the commands that can be used, see the explanation for the d attribute.
For <textPath>, path defines the path onto which the glyphs of a <text> element will be rendered. An empty string indicates that there is no path data for the element. This means that the text within the <textPath> element does not render or contribute to the bounding box of the <text> element. If the attribute is not specified, the path specified in href is used instead.
| Value | <path-data> |
|---|---|
| Default value | Path specified in href |
| Animatable | Yes |
<path-data>
This value defines the text path along which the glyphs of the <text> element are aligned. For detailed information about the commands that can be used, see the explanation for the d attribute.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/path