azimuth

Baseline Widely available

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

The azimuth attribute specifies the direction angle for the light source on the XY plane (clockwise), in degrees from the x axis.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Example

html
<svg viewBox="0 0 440 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <filter id="distantLight1"> <feDiffuseLighting> <feDistantLight azimuth="0" /> </feDiffuseLighting> </filter> <filter id="distantLight2"> <feDiffuseLighting> <feDistantLight azimuth="240" /> </feDiffuseLighting> </filter> <circle cx="100" cy="100" r="80" filter="url(#distantLight1)" /> <circle cx="340" cy="100" r="80" filter="url(#distantLight2)" /> </svg> 

Usage notes

Value <number>
Default value 0
Animatable Yes

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1
# element-attrdef-fedistantlight-azimuth

Browser compatibility