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Add background image in SVG

I need to add background image in svg. But I'm getting only black rectangle box, the image is not displaying. How to add the background image?

This is my code:

<style>
    path {
        fill: none;
        stroke: #000;
        stroke-width: 3px;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        stroke-linecap: round;
    }
</style>

<svg width="1000" height="700">
    <!-- <rect fill="#fff" width="100%" height="100%"></rect> -->

    <defs>
        <pattern id="img1" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="0" y="0" width="1000" height="700">
            <image xlink:href="home/nayana/Documents/Text Editor Files/abstract-hd.jpg" width="600" height="450" />             
        </pattern>
    </defs>
    <path d="M5,5 l0,680 l980,0 l0,-680 l-980,0 fill="url(#img1)" />
</svg>

Thanks in advance

Solution

  • Correct a syntax error in the path, you are missing a " at the end and remove fill:none from CSS that is overriding the fill attribute used with the path:

    enter image description here

    Full code:

    path {
  stroke: #000;
  stroke-width: 3px;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-linecap: round;
}
    <svg width="1000" height="700">
    <!-- <rect fill="#fff" width="100%" height="100%"></rect> -->

    <defs>
        <pattern id="img1" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="0" y="0" width="1000" height="700">
                    <image xlink:href="https://lorempixel.com/600/450/" width="600" height="450" />             
            </pattern>
    </defs>
    <path d="M5,5
        l0,680 l980,0 l0,-680 l-980,0"          
        fill="url(#img1)" />
</svg>