fill | CSS CSS Properties

Sets the color or pattern used to paint the inside of an SVG shape. It is the SVG equivalent of the 'background-color' property for regular HTML elements.

Quick example

svg path {
  fill: #ff6347;
  /* paints the SVG shape with a Tomato color */
}

Quick facts

Initial value

black

Inherited

Yes

Applies to

a subset of SVG elements (shapes and text)

Animation type

byComputedValueType

fill Browser Support

Widely available Since 2020 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2020.

Safe to use without fallbacks.

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