<polyline>
==========

The **`<polyline>`** SVG element is an SVG basic shape that creates straight lines connecting several points. Typically a `polyline` is used to create open shapes as the last point doesn't have to be connected to the first point. For closed shapes see the `<polygon>` element.

Example
-------
```

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}
```



```html
<svg viewBox="0 0 200 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Example of a polyline with the default fill -->
  <polyline points="0,100 50,25 50,75 100,0" />

  <!-- Example of the same polyline shape with stroke and no fill -->
  <polyline points="100,100 150,25 150,75 200,0" fill="none" stroke="black" />
</svg>
```

Attributes
----------

`points`

 This attribute defines the list of points (pairs of x,y absolute coordinates) required to draw the polyline
 *Value type*: **<number>**+ ; *Default value*: `""`; *Animatable*: **yes**

`pathLength`

 This attribute lets specify the total length for the path, in user units.
 *Value type*: **<number>** ; *Default value*: *none*; *Animatable*: **yes**

### Global attributes

Core Attributes

Most notably: `id`, `tabindex`

Styling Attributes
`class`, `style`
Conditional Processing Attributes

Most notably: `requiredExtensions`, `systemLanguage`

Event Attributes

Global event attributes, Graphical event attributes

Presentation Attributes

Most notably: `clip-path`, `clip-rule`, `color`, `color-interpolation`, `color-rendering`, `cursor`, `display`, `fill`, `fill-opacity`, `fill-rule`, `filter`, `mask`, `opacity`, `pointer-events`, `shape-rendering`, `stroke`, `stroke-dasharray`, `stroke-dashoffset`, `stroke-linecap`, `stroke-linejoin`, `stroke-miterlimit`, `stroke-opacity`, `stroke-width`, `transform`, `vector-effect`, `visibility`

ARIA Attributes

`aria-activedescendant`, `aria-atomic`, `aria-autocomplete`, `aria-busy`, `aria-checked`, `aria-colcount`, `aria-colindex`, `aria-colspan`, `aria-controls`, `aria-current`, `aria-describedby`, `aria-details`, `aria-disabled`, `aria-dropeffect`, `aria-errormessage`, `aria-expanded`, `aria-flowto`, `aria-grabbed`, `aria-haspopup`, `aria-hidden`, `aria-invalid`, `aria-keyshortcuts`, `aria-label`, `aria-labelledby`, `aria-level`, `aria-live`, `aria-modal`, `aria-multiline`, `aria-multiselectable`, `aria-orientation`, `aria-owns`, `aria-placeholder`, `aria-posinset`, `aria-pressed`, `aria-readonly`, `aria-relevant`, `aria-required`, `aria-roledescription`, `aria-rowcount`, `aria-rowindex`, `aria-rowspan`, `aria-selected`, `aria-setsize`, `aria-sort`, `aria-valuemax`, `aria-valuemin`, `aria-valuenow`, `aria-valuetext`, `role`

Usage notes
-----------

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Categories | Basic shape element, Graphics element, Shape element |
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order:Animation elementsDescriptive elements |

Specifications
--------------

| Specification |
| --- |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # PolylineElement |

Browser compatibility
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See also
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* Other SVG basic shapes: `<circle>`, `<ellipse>`, **`<line>`**, **`<polygon>`**, `<rect>`