index.md

---

title: <glyphRef>
slug: Web/SVG/Element/glyphRef
page-type: svg-element
tags:
  - Deprecated
  - Element
  - NeedsExample
  - Reference
  - SVG
  - SVG Text Content
browser-compat: svg.elements.glyphRef

---

{{SVGRef}}{{deprecated_header}}

The glyphRef element provides a single possible glyph to the referencing {{ SVGElement("altGlyph") }} substitution.

Usage context

{{svginfo}}

Attributes

Global attributes

• Core attributes

• Presentation attributes

• XLink attributes

• {{SVGAttr("class")}}

• {{SVGAttr("style")}}

Specific attributes

• {{SVGAttr("x")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("y")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("dx")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("dy")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("glyphRef")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("format")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}

• {{SVGAttr("xlink:href")}}

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGGlyphRefElement interface.

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{SVGElement("altGlyph")}}