<desc>
<desc>
<metadata>
<title>
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<feBlend>
<feColorMatrix>
<feComponentTransfer>
<feComposite>
<feConvolveMatrix>
<feDiffuseLighting>
<feDisplacementMap>
<feDistantLight>
<feFlood>
<feFuncA>
<feFuncB>
<feFuncG>
<feFuncR>
<feGaussianBlur>
<feImage>
<feMerge>
<feMergeNode>
<feMorphology>
<feOffset>
<fePointLight>
<feSpecularLighting>
<feSpotLight>
<feTile>
<feTurbulence>
<filter>
<font>
<font-face>
<font-face-format>
<font-face-name>
<font-face-src>
<font-face-uri>
<foreignObject>
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The <desc>
element provides an accessible, long-text description of any SVG container element or graphics element.
Text in a <desc>
element is not rendered as part of the graphic. If the element can be described by visible text, it is possible to reference that text with the aria-describedby
attribute. If aria-describedby
is used, it will take precedence over <desc>
.
The hidden text of a <desc>
element can also be concatenated with the visible text of other elements using multiple IDs in an aria-describedby
value. In that case, the <desc>
element must provide an ID for reference.
Example
<svg viewBox="0 0 10 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4">
<desc>
I'm a circle and that description is here to
demonstrate how I can be described, but is it
really necessary to describe a simple circle
like me?
</desc>
</circle>
</svg>
Attributes
This element only includes global attributes
Global attributes
- Core Attributes
-
Most notably:
id
- Styling Attributes
class
,style
- Event Attributes
Usage notes
Categories | Descriptive element |
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Permitted content | Any elements or character data |
Specifications
Specification |
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Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) # DescriptionAndTitleElements |
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