SVGElement: ownerSVGElement property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

The ownerSVGElement property of the SVGElement interface reflects the nearest ancestor <svg> element. null if the given element is the outermost <svg> element.

Value

An SVGSVGElement.

Examples

Checking the owner <svg> element

html
<svg id="outerSvg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <g id="group1">
    <circle id="circle1" cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="blue" />
  </g>
</svg>
js
const circle = document.getElementById("circle1");
const ownerSVG = circle.ownerSVGElement;

if (ownerSVG) {
  console.log(`The circle's owner <svg> has the ID: ${ownerSVG.id}`);
} else {
  console.log("This element is the outermost <svg>.");
}

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGElement__ownerSVGElement

Browser compatibility

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