Fill SVG element with with a background-image with an offset

Question

I want to do something similar to this Fill SVG path element with a background-image

However, I want to shift/offset the image. With CSS, it can easily done by setting background-image and background-position . How do I do it with SVG?

Answer 1

You can use patternTransform on the pattern element to transform the pattern; it works just like the transform attribute you may already be familiar with. See the documentation for details.

Answer 2

You can use a pattern and a SVG element with the fill attribute.

Here is an example: insert an image at position (10, 10) with a (40, 550) offset and a size (420, 340). Note that you must set the correct x / y and transform="translate(-x1 -y2)" .

 <p> <a href="https://i.imgur.com/MQHYB.jpg">Original image</a> </p> <svg version="1.1" width="500" height="400" style="background-color: #EEE;"> <defs> <pattern id="europe" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="1456px" height="1094px"> <image xlink:href="https://i.imgur.com/MQHYB.jpg"/> </pattern> </defs> <rect fill="url(#europe)" transform="translate(-30 -540)" x="40" y="550" width="420" height="340"/> </svg>