<feSpotLight>

The <feSpotLight> SVG filter primitive defines a light source which allows to create a spotlight effect. It that can be used within a lighting filter primitive: <feDiffuseLighting> or <feSpecularLighting>.

Usage context

Categories Light source element
Permitted content Any number of the following elements, in any order:
<animate>, <set>

Attributes

Global attributes

Specific attributes

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFESpotLightElement interface.

Example

HTML Content

<svg width="200" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <defs>
    <filter id="spotlight">
      <feSpecularLighting result="spotlight" specularConstant="1.5"
          specularExponent="4" lighting-color="#FFF">
        <feSpotLight x="600" y="600" z="400" limitingConeAngle="5.5" />
      </feSpecularLighting>
      <feComposite in="SourceGraphic" in2="spotlight" operator="out"
          k1="0" k2="1" k3="1" k4="0"/>
    </filter>
  </defs>

  <image xlink:href="/files/6457/mdn_logo_only_color.png" x="10%" y="10%"
      width="80%" height="80%" style="filter:url(#spotlight);"/>
</svg>

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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feSpotLight
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
limitingConeAngle
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
pointsAtX
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
pointsAtY
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
pointsAtZ
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
specularExponent
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
x
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
y
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes
z
Yes
12
4
Yes
9
?
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
?
Yes

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/feSpotLight