I have a SVG graphic put like this:
a::before { content: url(filename.svg); }
When I hover over the tag, I really want the SVG to change the fill color, without loading a new SVG file, as I have now:
a:hover::before { content: url(filename_white.svg); }
Is this possible to achieve using JavaScript, jQuery or just pure CSS that I am not aware of?
Thanks.
You can't change the color of an image that way. If you load SVG as an image, you can't change how it is displayed using CSS or Javascript in the browser. If you want to change your SVG image, you have to load it using <object> , <iframe> or using <svg> inline.
You can set the green and red RGB colors like this: stroke="rgb(0,255,0)" or fill="rgb(255,0,0)" . RGBA(Red, Blue, Green, Alpha) Color Codes. RGBA color values are an extension of RGB color values with an alpha channel that determines the opacity of the color.
The accepted answer is incorrect, this is actually possible by applying a workaround with an SVG mask and background-color:
p:after {
width: 48px;
height: 48px;
display: inline-block;
content: '';
-webkit-mask: url(https://gh.max.ax/heart.svg) no-repeat 50% 50%;
mask: url(https://gh.max.ax/heart.svg) no-repeat 50% 50%;
-webkit-mask-size: cover;
mask-size: cover;
}
.red:after {
background-color: red;
}
.green:after {
background-color: green;
}
.blue:after {
background-color: blue;
}
<p class="red">red heart</p>
<p class="green">green heart</p>
<p class="blue">blue heart</p>
You're not actually modifying the SVG DOM itself, you're just changing the background color. That way, you could even use images or gradients as background.
As MisterJ mentioned, this feature is sadly not widely supported.
After six years, the support for prefixed use has risen to 97%.
Using the content
property generates (non-exposed) markup functionally equvialent to an svg in an <img> element.
You cannot apply style to elements inside the svg document because:
content
, or any css image property that references svg) the svg document is not exposed by the browsers due to security concernsSimilar questions, but for background-image
here and here.
So, to do what you want you must get around the two points above somehow. There are various options for doing that, e.g using inline svg, using filters (applied to the <img>) or generating different svg files (or data URIs), as in your question.
A technique similar to @lmaooooo's answer without setting display: inline-block
. This is useful in phrasing content when you want to preserve display: inline
to ensure the :after
content doesn't wrap to a new line independent of the preceding text content.
Also uses clip-path to prevent the background-color from leaking in Safari (the usefulness of this depends on the image/line-height/etc).
a[target="_blank"]:after {
background-color: currentColor;
content: "";
padding: 0 0.5em;
margin: 0 0.125rem;
-webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2048 2048'%3E%3Cpath d='M1792 256v640h-128V475l-851 850-90-90 850-851h-421V256h640zm-512 1007h128v529H256V640h529v128H384v896h896v-401z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 2048 2048'%3E%3Cpath d='M1792 256v640h-128V475l-851 850-90-90 850-851h-421V256h640zm-512 1007h128v529H256V640h529v128H384v896h896v-401z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
-webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-webkit-mask-position: center;
mask-position: center;
clip-path: padding-box inset(0.28125em 0);
}
Lorem ipsum sumit dolar <a href="#" target="_blank">hello world</a>
There is another way to do it. You can make it happen by playing with filters.
Simply add svg url in content and play with hue-rotate to change the color.
According to CanIUse It is supported by all popular broswers.
p:after {
width: 48px;
height: 48px;
content: url(https://gh.max.ax/heart.svg);
}
.red:after {
filter: hue-rotate(14deg);
}
.green:after {
filter: hue-rotate(120deg);
}
.blue:after {
filter: hue-rotate(210deg);
}
.black:after {
filter: grayscale(100%);
}
<p class="red">red heart</p>
<p class="green">green heart</p>
<p class="blue">blue heart</p>
<p class="black">black heart</p>
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