SVG TextPathElement.startOffset Property

Last Updated : 30 Mar, 2022

The SVG TextPathElement.startOffset property returns an SVGAnimatedLength object corresponding to the attribute of the given textpath element.

Syntax:

TextPathElement.startOffset

Return value: This property returns SVGAnimatedLength object that can be used to get the startOffset of the TextPath element.

Example 1:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html>

<body>
    <svg viewBox="0 0 200 500"
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 

        <path id="Geek" fill="yellow" stroke="green"
            d="M10, 90 Q90, 90 90, 45 Q90, 10 50, 10 Q10, 
              10 10, 40 Q10, 70 45, 70 Q70, 70 75, 50" /> 
  
        <text> 
            <textPath href="#Geek" id="gfg" 
                startoffset="10" > 
                The Geeky Text Along The Path 
            </textPath> 
        </text> 

        <script type="text/javascript">
            var gfg = document.getElementById('gfg');
            console.log(gfg.startOffset);
        </script>
    </svg>  
</body> 

</html>

Output:

  • Console Output:

Example 2: 

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<body>
    <svg viewBox="0 0 200 500"
        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> 

        <path id="Geek" fill="red" stroke="green"
            d="M10, 90 Q90, 90 90, 45 Q90, 10 50, 10 Q10, 
               10 10, 40 Q10, 70 45, 70 Q70, 70 75, 50" /> 
  
        <text> 
            <textPath href="#Geek" id="gfg" startoffset="10" > 
                gfg a computer science platform
            </textPath> 
        </text> 
        <script type="text/javascript">
            var gfg = document.getElementById('gfg');
            console.log(gfg.startOffset);
        </script>
    </svg>  
</body>

</html>
Output:
  • Console Output:
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