SVG - Polyline

<polyline> element is used to draw a connected straight lines.

Declaration

Following is the syntax declaration of <polyline> element. We've shown main attributes only.

<polyline
   points="list of points" >  
</polyline>

Attributes

Sr.No.	Name&Description
1	points − List of points to make up a polyline.

Example

testSVG.htm

<html>
   <title>SVG Polyline</title>
   <body>
      
      <h1>Sample SVG Polyline Image</h1>
      
      <svg width="800" height="800">
         <g>
            <text x="0" y="15" fill="black" >Polyline #1: Without opacity.</text>
            
            <polyline points="150,75 258,137.5 258,262.5 150,325 42,262.6 42,137.5"
            stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="none"></polyline>
         </g>
      </svg>
   
   </body>
</html>

Output

Open textSVG.htm in Chrome web browser. You can use Chrome/Firefox/Opera to view SVG image directly without any plugin. Internet Explorer 9 and higher also supports SVG image rendering.

Polyline with opacity

<html>
   <title>SVG Polyline</title>
   <body>
      
      <h1>Sample SVG Polyline Image</h1>
      
      <svg width="800" height="800">
         <g>
            <text x="0" y="15" fill="black" >Polyline #2: With opacity </text>
            
            <polyline points="150,75 258,137.5 258,262.5 150,325 42,262.6 42,137.5"
            style="fill:none;stroke-width:3;
            stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-opacity:0.5;"></polyline>
         </g>
      </svg>
   
   </body>
</html>

Output

Open textSVG.htm in Chrome web browser. You can use Chrome/Firefox/Opera to view SVG image directly without any plugin. Internet Explorer 9 and higher also supports SVG image rendering.

svg_shapes.htm