SVG <ellipse>

The <ellipse> tag is used to create ellipses.

The <ellipse> tag

The <ellipse> tag is used to create ellipses. Ellipses are similar to circles. The difference is that ellipses have different x and y radii, while circles have the same x and y radii.

Please copy the following code into a text editor, then save the file as "ellipse1.svg". Place this file in your web directory:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"> 
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg width="100%" height="100%" version="1.1">
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<ellipse cx="300" cy="150" rx="200" ry="80"
style="fill:rgb(200,100,50);
stroke:rgb(0,0,100);stroke-width:2"/>
</svg>

Code Explanation:

  • The 'cx' attribute defines the x-coordinate of the center point
  • The 'cy' attribute defines the y-coordinate of the center point
  • The 'rx' attribute defines the horizontal radius
  • The 'ry' attribute defines the vertical radius

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The following example creates three stacked ellipses:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"> 
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg width="100%" height="100%" version="1.1">
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<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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The following example combines two ellipses (one yellow and one white):

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"> 
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg width="100%" height="100%" version="1.1">
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<ellipse cx="240" cy="100" rx="220" ry="30"
style="fill:yellow"/>
<ellipse cx="220" cy="100" rx="190" ry="20"
style="fill:white"/>
</svg>

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