accent-height

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The accent-height attribute defines the distance from the origin to the top of accent characters, measured by a distance within the font coordinate system.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

font-face

For <font-face>, accent-height defines the distance from the origin to the top of accent characters, measured by a distance within the font coordinate system.

Value <number>
Default value Value of ascent
Animatable No

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
The definition of 'accent-height' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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See also