<polygon>

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

The <polygon> SVG element defines a closed shape consisting of a set of connected straight line segments. The last point is connected to the first point.

For open shapes, see the <polyline> element.

Usage context

Categories	Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements

Attributes

points: This attribute defines the list of points (pairs of x,y absolute coordinates) required to draw the polygon. Value type: <number>+; Default value: ""; Animatable: yes
pathLength: This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units. Value type: <number>; Default value: none; Animatable: yes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGPolygonElement interface.

Example

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Example of a polygon with the default fill -->
  <polygon points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" />

  <!-- Example of the same polygon shape with stroke and no fill -->
  <polygon points="100,100 150,25 150,75 200,0" fill="none" stroke="black" />
</svg>

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # PolygonElement

Browser compatibility

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