SVG <ellipse>
SVG Ellipse - <ellipse>
The <ellipse> element is used to create an ellipse.
An ellipse is closely related to a circle. The difference is that an ellipse has an x and a y radius that differs from each other, while a circle has equal x and y radius:
Example 1
The following example creates an ellipse:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="140" width="500">
<ellipse cx="200" cy="80" rx="100" ry="50"
style="fill:yellow;stroke:purple;stroke-width:2" />
</svg>
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Code explanation:
- The cx attribute defines the x coordinate of the center of the ellipse
- The cy attribute defines the y coordinate of the center of the ellipse
- The rx attribute defines the horizontal radius
- The ry attribute defines the vertical radius
Example 2
The following example creates three ellipses on top of each other:
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="150" width="500">
<ellipse cx="240" cy="100" rx="220" ry="30" style="fill:purple" />
<ellipse cx="220" cy="70" rx="190" ry="20" style="fill:lime" />
<ellipse cx="210" cy="45" rx="170" ry="15"
style="fill:yellow" />
</svg>
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Example 3
The following example combines two ellipses (one yellow and one white):
Here is the SVG code:
Example
<svg height="100" width="500">
<ellipse cx="240" cy="50" rx="220" ry="30" style="fill:yellow" />
<ellipse cx="220" cy="50" rx="190" ry="20" style="fill:white" />
</svg>
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