mask SVG path by another path

Question

I have SVG path (solid) which I want to mask by other path (dashed). I have this CSS

        .dashed{
          stroke-dasharray: 5;

        }
        .path {
          stroke-dasharray: 852;
          stroke-dashoffset: 852;
          animation: dash 4s 1s linear forwards;
        }
        @keyframes dash {
          to { 
            stroke-dashoffset: 0; 
          } 
        }

and the SVG like this

<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="612px" height="792px" viewBox="0 0 612 792" enable-background="new 0 0 612 792" xml:space="preserve">
    <g transform="scale(1.7)">
        <path class="path" fill="none" stroke="#e31f1a" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1.0" d="m 34.161514,227.15068 c 0,0 5.335031,41.13009 -10.338686,53.31427 -13.8827124,10.79193 -26.8802222,-16.84233 0.681739,-19.39738 52.917804,-4.90561 69.13065,91.87642 69.13065,91.87642"/>
    </g>

    <g transform="scale(1.71)">
        <path class="dashed" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1.5" d="m 34.161514,227.15068 c 0,0 5.335031,41.13009 -10.338686,53.31427 -13.8827124,10.79193 -26.8802222,-16.84233 0.681739,-19.39738 52.917804,-4.90561 69.13065,91.87642 69.13065,91.87642"/>
    </g>    
</svg>

The paths are the same. The reason why I don't use just dashed one is the animation (see CSS part) where I want to do effect which will draw the dashed line.

Using mask image (with the dashed line inside)

 mask-image: url(mask.svg);

did not work for me. Would you know the way?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '18 at 12:13

You don't need to use mask-image. That is for when you want to mask an HTML element with a mask.

You should just use an SVG <mask> element. And animate the path in that.

.dashed {
  stroke-dasharray: 5;
}

.path {
  stroke-dasharray: 226;
  stroke-dashoffset: 226;
  animation: dash 4s 1s linear forwards;
}

@keyframes dash {
  to { 
    stroke-dashoffset: 0; 
  } 
}

<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="612px" height="792px" viewBox="0 0 612 792">
  <defs>
    <mask id="mymask">
      <path class="path" fill="none" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2"
            d="m 34.161514,227.15068 c 0,0 5.335031,41.13009 -10.338686,53.31427 -13.8827124,10.79193 -26.8802222,-16.84233 0.681739,-19.39738 52.917804,-4.90561 69.13065,91.87642 69.13065,91.87642"/>
    </mask>
  </defs>

  <g transform="scale(1.71)">
    <path class="dashed" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="1.5"
          mask="url(#mymask)"
          d="m 34.161514,227.15068 c 0,0 5.335031,41.13009 -10.338686,53.31427 -13.8827124,10.79193 -26.8802222,-16.84233 0.681739,-19.39738 52.917804,-4.90561 69.13065,91.87642 69.13065,91.87642"/>
  </g>    
</svg>

Can you please check this question https://stackoverflow.com/q/66025363/9004424 — Husna, Feb 06 '21 at 07:54

mask SVG path by another path

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