index.md

---

title: <feSpotLight>
slug: Web/SVG/Element/feSpotLight
page-type: svg-element
tags:
  - Element
  - NeedsBrowserCompatibility
  - NeedsMobileBrowserCompatibility
  - Reference
  - SVG
  - SVG Filter
browser-compat: svg.elements.feSpotLight

---

{{SVGRef}}

The <feSpotLight> SVG filter primitive defines a light source that can be used to create a spotlight effect. It is used within a lighting filter primitive: {{SVGElement("feDiffuseLighting")}} or {{SVGElement("feSpecularLighting")}}.

Usage context

{{svginfo}}

Attributes

Global attributes

• Core attributes

Specific attributes

• {{SVGAttr("x")}}

• {{SVGAttr("y")}}

• {{SVGAttr("z")}}

• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtX")}}

• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtY")}}

• {{SVGAttr("pointsAtZ")}}

• {{SVGAttr("specularExponent")}}

• {{SVGAttr("limitingConeAngle")}}

DOM Interface

This element implements the {{domxref("SVGFESpotLightElement")}} interface.

Example

HTML Content

<svg
  width="200"
  height="200"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="spotlight">
      <feSpecularLighting
        result="spotlight"
        specularConstant="1.5"
        specularExponent="4"
        lighting-color="#FFF">
        <feSpotLight x="600" y="600" z="400" limitingConeAngle="5.5" />
      </feSpecularLighting>
      <feComposite
        in="SourceGraphic"
        in2="spotlight"
        operator="out"
        k1="0"
        k2="1"
        k3="1"
        k4="0" />
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <image
    xlink:href="mdn_logo_only_color.png"
    x="10%"
    y="10%"
    width="80%"
    height="80%"
    style="filter:url(#spotlight);" />
</svg>

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample("Example", 200, 200)}}

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{SVGElement("filter")}}

• {{SVGElement("animate")}}

• {{SVGElement("set")}}

• {{SVGElement("feDiffuseLighting")}}

• {{SVGElement("feSpecularLighting")}}

• {{SVGElement("feDistantLight")}}

• {{SVGElement("fePointLight")}}

• SVG tutorial: Filter effects