restart

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 restart attribute specifies whether or not an animation can restart.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

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

a {
  fill: blue;
  text-decoration: underline;
  cursor: pointer;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 220 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <rect y="30" width="100" height="100">
    <animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="y" from="30" to="100"
        dur="5s" repeatCount="1" restart="always" />
  </rect>
  <rect x="120" y="30" width="100" height="100">
    <animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="y" from="30" to="100"
        dur="5s" repeatCount="1" restart="whenNotActive"/>
  </rect>
  <a id="restart"><text y="20">Restart animation</text></a>
</svg>

document.getElementById("restart").addEventListener("click", evt => {
  document.querySelectorAll("animate").forEach(element => {
    element.beginElement();
  });
});

Usage notes

Value	`always` \| `whenNotActive` \| `never`
Default value	`always`
Animatable	No

always: This value indicates that the animation can be restarted at any time.
whenNotActive: This value indicates that the animation can only be restarted when it is not active (i.e. after the active end). Attempts to restart the animation during its active duration are ignored.
never: This value indicates that the animation cannot be restarted for the time the document is loaded.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
SVG Animations Level 2 The definition of 'restart' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	No change
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of 'restart' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

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