SVG <ellipse>

SVG Ellipse - <ellipse>

<ellipse> The element is used to create an ellipse.

An ellipse is closely related to a circle. The difference lies in that the x and y radii of an ellipse are different from each other, while a circle has equal x and y radii:

Example 1

The following example creates an ellipse:

This is the SVG code:

<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 overlapping ellipses:

This is the SVG code:

<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):

This is the SVG code:

<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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