<feMergeNode>

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 <feMergeNode> SVG takes the result of another filter to be processed by its parent <feMerge>.

Usage context

Categories	None
Permitted content	Any number of the following elements, in any order: `<animate>`, `<discard>`, `<set>`

Example

<svg
  width="200"
  height="200"
  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <filter id="feOffset" x="-40" y="-20" width="100" height="200">
    <feOffset in="SourceGraphic" dx="60" dy="60" />
    <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5" result="blur2" />
    <feMerge>
      <feMergeNode in="blur2" />
      <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
    </feMerge>
  </filter>

  <rect
    x="40"
    y="40"
    width="100"
    height="100"
    stroke="black"
    fill="green"
    filter="url(#feOffset)" />
  <rect x="40" y="40" width="100" height="100" stroke="black" fill="green" />
</svg>

Result

Attributes

in

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGFEMergeNodeElement interface.

Specifications

Specification
Filter Effects Module Level 1> # feMergeNodeElement>

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
`feMergeNode`	5	12	3	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4	6
`in`	5	12	4	9	6	18	4	10.1	6	1.0	4.4	6