mode

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The mode attribute defines the blending mode on the <feBlend> filter primitive.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

<feBlend>

Example

<svg viewBox="0 0 480 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <filter id="blending1" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%">
    <feFlood
      result="floodFill"
      x="0"
      y="0"
      width="100%"
      height="100%"
      flood-color="seagreen"
      flood-opacity="1" />
    <feBlend in="SourceGraphic" in2="floodFill" mode="multiply" />
  </filter>
  <filter id="blending2" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%">
    <feFlood
      result="floodFill"
      x="0"
      y="0"
      width="100%"
      height="100%"
      flood-color="seagreen"
      flood-opacity="1" />
    <feBlend in="SourceGraphic" in2="floodFill" mode="color-dodge" />
  </filter>

  <image
    href="mdn_logo_only_color.png"
    width="200"
    height="200"
    filter="url(#blending1)" />
  <image
    x="220"
    href="mdn_logo_only_color.png"
    width="200"
    height="200"
    filter="url(#blending2)" />
</svg>

Usage notes

Value	`<blend-mode>`
Default value	`normal`
Animatable	Yes

For a description of the values, see <blend-mode>.

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1> # element-attrdef-feblend-mode>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`mode`	5	12	4	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4	6

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Reference/Attribute/mode