---
title: <ellipse>
slug: Web/SVG/Element/ellipse
tags:
  - Element
  - Reference
  - SVG
  - SVG Graphics
browser-compat: svg.elements.ellipse
---
{{SVGRef}}

The **`<ellipse>`** element is an SVG basic shape, used to create ellipses based on a center coordinate, and both their x and y radius.

> **Note:** Ellipses are unable to specify the exact orientation of the ellipse (if, for example, you wanted to draw an ellipse tilted at a 45 degree angle), but it can be rotated by using the {{SVGAttr("transform")}} attribute.

## Example

```css hidden
html,body,svg { height:100% }
```

```html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <ellipse cx="100" cy="50" rx="100" ry="50" />
</svg>
```

{{EmbedLiveSample('Example', 100, '100%')}}

## Attributes

*   {{SVGAttr("cx")}}
    *   : The x position of the ellipse.
        *Value type*: [**\<length>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#length)|[**\<percentage>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#percentage) ; *Default value*: `0`; *Animatable*: **yes**
*   {{SVGAttr("cy")}}
    *   : The y position of the ellipse.
        *Value type*: [**\<length>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#length)|[**\<percentage>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#percentage) ; *Default value*: `0`; *Animatable*: **yes**
*   {{SVGAttr("rx")}}
    *   : The radius of the ellipse on the x axis.
        *Value type*: `auto`|[**\<length>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#length)|[**\<percentage>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#percentage) ; *Default value*: `auto`; *Animatable*: **yes**
*   {{SVGAttr("ry")}}
    *   : The radius of the ellipse on the y axis.
        *Value type*: `auto`|[**\<length>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#length)|[**\<percentage>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#percentage) ; *Default value*: `auto`; *Animatable*: **yes**
*   {{SVGAttr("pathLength")}}
    *   : This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units.
        *Value type*: [**\<number>**](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Content_type#number) ; *Default value*: *none*; *Animatable*: **yes**

> **Note:** Starting with SVG2 `cx`, `cy`, `rx` and `ry` are *Geometry Properties*, meaning those attributes can also be used as CSS properties for that element.

### Global attributes

*   [Core Attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Core)
    *   : Most notably: {{SVGAttr('id')}}, {{SVGAttr('tabindex')}}
*   [Styling Attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Styling)
    *   : {{SVGAttr('class')}}, {{SVGAttr('style')}}
*   [Conditional Processing Attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Conditional_Processing)
    *   : Most notably: {{SVGAttr('requiredExtensions')}}, {{SVGAttr('systemLanguage')}}
*   Event Attributes
    *   : [Global event attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Events#global_event_attributes), [Graphical event attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Events#graphical_event_attributes)
*   [Presentation Attributes](/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/Presentation)
    *   : Most notably: {{SVGAttr('clip-path')}}, {{SVGAttr('clip-rule')}}, {{SVGAttr('color')}}, {{SVGAttr('color-interpolation')}}, {{SVGAttr('color-rendering')}}, {{SVGAttr('cursor')}}, {{SVGAttr('display')}}, {{SVGAttr('fill')}}, {{SVGAttr('fill-opacity')}}, {{SVGAttr('fill-rule')}}, {{SVGAttr('filter')}}, {{SVGAttr('mask')}}, {{SVGAttr('opacity')}}, {{SVGAttr('pointer-events')}}, {{SVGAttr('shape-rendering')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-dasharray')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-dashoffset')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-linecap')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-linejoin')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-miterlimit')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-opacity')}}, {{SVGAttr('stroke-width')}}, {{SVGAttr("transform")}}, {{SVGAttr('vector-effect')}}, {{SVGAttr('visibility')}}
*   ARIA Attributes
    *   : `aria-activedescendant`, `aria-atomic`, `aria-autocomplete`, `aria-busy`, `aria-checked`, `aria-colcount`, `aria-colindex`, `aria-colspan`, `aria-controls`, `aria-current`, `aria-describedby`, `aria-details`, `aria-disabled`, `aria-dropeffect`, `aria-errormessage`, `aria-expanded`, `aria-flowto`, `aria-grabbed`, `aria-haspopup`, `aria-hidden`, `aria-invalid`, `aria-keyshortcuts`, `aria-label`, `aria-labelledby`, `aria-level`, `aria-live`, `aria-modal`, `aria-multiline`, `aria-multiselectable`, `aria-orientation`, `aria-owns`, `aria-placeholder`, `aria-posinset`, `aria-pressed`, `aria-readonly`, `aria-relevant`, `aria-required`, `aria-roledescription`, `aria-rowcount`, `aria-rowindex`, `aria-rowspan`, `aria-selected`, `aria-setsize`, `aria-sort`, `aria-valuemax`, `aria-valuemin`, `aria-valuenow`, `aria-valuetext`, `role`

## Usage notes

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## Specifications

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## Browser compatibility

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## See also

*   Other SVG basic shapes: **{{ SVGElement('circle') }}**, {{ SVGElement('line') }}, {{ SVGElement('polygon') }}, {{ SVGElement('polyline') }}, {{ SVGElement('rect') }}
