onclick

SVG Elements
1. A
2. B-C
3. D
  1. <defs>
  2. <desc>
4. E
  1. <ellipse>
5. F
6. G
7. H
  1. <hkern>
8. I
  1. <image>
9. J-L
  1. <line>
  2. <linearGradient>
10. M
11. N-P
12. Q-R
  1. <radialGradient>
  2. <rect>
13. S
  1. <script>
  2. <set>
  3. <stop>
  4. <style>
  5. <svg>
  6. <switch>
  7. <symbol>
14. T
15. U
  1. <use>
16. V-Z
  1. <view>
  2. <vkern>

The onclick attribute specifies some script to run when the element is clicked.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html, body, svg {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <circle cx="100" cy="100" r="100" onclick="alert('You have clicked the circle.')" />
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`<anything>`
Default value	None
Animatable	No

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of 'onclick' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'onclick' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

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