startOffset

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 startOffset attribute defines an offset from the start of the path for the initial current text position along the path after converting the path to the <textPath> element's coordinate system.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

<textPath>

Example

html,body,svg { height:100% }

<svg viewBox="0 0 220 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <path id="path1" fill="none" stroke="red"
        d="M10,90 Q90,90 90,45 Q90,10 50,10 Q10,10 10,40 Q10,70 45,70 Q70,70 75,50" />
  <path id="path2" fill="none" stroke="red"
        d="M130,90 Q210,90 210,45 Q210,10 170,10 Q130,10 130,40 Q130,70 165,70 Q190,70 195,50" />

  <text>
    <textPath href="#path1" startOffset="0">
      Quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
    </textPath>
  </text>

  <text>
    <textPath href="#path2" startOffset="40">
      Quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
    </textPath>
  </text>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`<length-percentage>` \| `<number>`
Default value	`0`
Animatable	Yes

<length-percentage>

A length represents a distance along the path measured in the current user coordinate system for the <textPath> element.

If a percentage is given, then the start offset represents a percentage distance along the entire path. Thus, 0% indicates the start point of the path and 100% indicates the end point of the path.

<number>

This value indicates a distance along the path measured in the current user coordinate system for the <textPath> element.

Note: Negative values and values larger than the path length (e.g. 150%) are allowed.

Specifications

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

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