xlink:actuate

Deprecated

Avoid using this feature in new projects. SVG 2 omittted some parts of SVG 1.1 to "improv[e] the usability and precision of the language." This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.

Consider using the following features instead: SVG or @font-face.

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The xlink:actuate attribute defines the timing of traversal from the source resource to the destination resource. You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

<a>

Note: SVG 2 removed the need for the xlink namespace. The xlink:actuate attribute is obsolete and should not be used in modern SVG content.

Note: While the XLink specification defines multiple values for the xlink:actuate attribute, its value for the SVG <a> element is fixed to onRequest.

Example

html

<svg viewBox="0 0 160 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <a xlink:actuate="onRequest" xlink:href="https://example.com/">
    <text x="10" y="15">MDN Web Docs</text>
  </a>
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`onLoad` \| `onRequest` \| `other` \| `none`
Default value	`onRequest`
Animatable	No

onRequest: Traverses from the source resource to the destination resource when the user triggers an event after the source resource has loaded.
onLoad: Traverses to the destination resource immediately on the source resource load.
other: Uses behavior other than onLoad or onRequest.
none: Does not traverse to the destination resource.