Web/API/SVGAElement

The SVGAElement interface provides access to the properties of <a> element, as well as methods to manipulate them.

Properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement, and implements properties from SVGURIReference and HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.

SVGAElement.download: See HTMLAnchorElement.download.
SVGAElement.href: See HTMLAnchorElement.href.
SVGAElement.hreflang: Is a DOMString that reflects the hreflang attribute, indicating the language of the linked resource.
SVGAElement.ping: Is a DOMString that reflects the ping attribute, containing a space-separated list of URLs to which, when the hyperlink is followed, POST requests with the body PING will be sent by the browser (in the background). Typically used for tracking.
SVGAElement.referrerPolicy: See HTMLAnchorElement.referrerPolicy.
SVGAElement.rel: See HTMLAnchorElement.rel.
SVGAElement.relList: See HTMLAnchorElement.relList.
SVGAElement.target Read only: It corresponds to the target attribute of the given element.
SVGAElement.text: Is a DOMString being a synonym for the Node.textContent property.
SVGAElement.type: Is a DOMString that reflects the type attribute, indicating the MIME type of the linked resource.

Methods

This interface has no methods but inherits methods from its parent, SVGGraphicsElement.

Example

In the example below, the target attribute of the <a> element is set to _blank and when the link is clicked, it logs to notify whether the condition is met or not.

var linkRef = document.querySelector("a"); 
linkRef.target = "_self"; 

linkRef.onclick = function(){
  if (linkRef.target === "_blank") {
    console.log("BLANK!");
    linkRef.target = "_self";
  } else {
    console.log("SORRY! not _blank");
  }
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2	Candidate Recommendation	Replaced inheritance from `SVGElement` by `SVGGraphicsElement` and removed the interface implementations of `SVGTests`, `SVGLangSpace`, `SVGExternalResourcesRequired`, `SVGStylable`, and `SVGTransformable` by `HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils`
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`SVGAElement`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`download`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`hreflang`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`ping`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`referrerPolicy`	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 52	IE No support No	Opera Full support 38	Safari Full support 11.1	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support 52	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.2
`rel`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari Full support 14	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 14	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`relList`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari Full support 14	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 14	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`target`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`text`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`type`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support ≤18 — 79	Firefox Full support 61	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown