Mouseover on SVG to change color

Question

I added a SVG into my HTML. What I want to do is, when the mouse is hovering the SVG, change it to a yellowish color with transition of 1s.

The CSS in the HTML is:

.svg {
    width: 17px;
    height: 99px;
}

The content in HTML:

<body>
<img src="raptor.svg" class="svg" />
</body>

The raptor.svg content is as follow:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 17.17 99.37">
    <style>
    #content path {
        fill: #F00;
        transition: 1s;
    }
    #content:hover path {
        fill: #E2C650;
    }
    </style>
    <g id="Layer_2" data-name="Layer 2">
        <g id="content">
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,99.37V92.43a8,8,0,0,1,1.41-4.88A4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,85.64a5.31,5.31,0,0,1,2.56.59,5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64l6.5-3.64v5.12L11.64,92V95h5.19v4.41Zm3.47-6.79V95H8.17V92.53a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,90.2a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,92.58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,73.15,16.64,67l.44,4.34-3.49,1.19v5.7l3.25,1.14v4.39L.34,77.56Zm5.29,2.28L10.11,77V73.78Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M16.83,60.39v4.41H.34V57.87A8.55,8.55,0,0,1,1,54.44,5.55,5.55,0,0,1,3,52a5.69,5.69,0,0,1,3.26-.91,5.18,5.18,0,0,1,3.19,1,5.78,5.78,0,0,1,1.93,2.56A9.28,9.28,0,0,1,12,58.06v2.33ZM3.81,58v2.38H8.56V58a2.27,2.27,0,0,0-.65-1.67,2.21,2.21,0,0,0-1.63-.65,2.51,2.51,0,0,0-1.79.64A2.27,2.27,0,0,0,3.81,58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M3.81,35.82v5.26h13V45.5h-13v4.85H.34V36.23Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M0,26.34a8.92,8.92,0,0,1,1.12-4.55,7.58,7.58,0,0,1,3.06-3,9.06,9.06,0,0,1,4.32-1A9.24,9.24,0,0,1,13,18.88a7.74,7.74,0,0,1,3.08,3,8.82,8.82,0,0,1,1.1,4.44A8.75,8.75,0,0,1,16,30.84a7.74,7.74,0,0,1-3.07,3,9,9,0,0,1-4.32,1,9.1,9.1,0,0,1-4.48-1.09,7.82,7.82,0,0,1-3.08-3A8.72,8.72,0,0,1,0,26.34Zm8.63,4a5.52,5.52,0,0,0,3.49-1.06,3.47,3.47,0,0,0,1.36-2.9,3.67,3.67,0,0,0-1.3-2.9,5.47,5.47,0,0,0-3.7-1.13A5.35,5.35,0,0,0,5,23.42a3.7,3.7,0,0,0-.73,4.9,4.34,4.34,0,0,0,1.75,1.46A5.86,5.86,0,0,0,8.63,30.32Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,15.13V8.2A8,8,0,0,1,1.75,3.32,4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,1.41,5.31,5.31,0,0,1,8.53,2a5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64L16.83,0V5.12L11.64,7.79v2.93h5.19v4.41ZM3.81,8.34v2.38H8.17V8.29a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,6a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,8.34Z" />
        </g>
    </g>
</svg>

Alternatively, I tried to use CSS to change the color during mouse over:

.svg:hover {
    color: #E2C650;
}

It's not working as well, as color CSS property cannot change the SVG fill color.

What did I miss? Do I have to use inline SVG instead?

you can't do that with an . contents are not interactive. You'd need to put the SVG inline or use an — Robert Longson, Dec 06 '19 at 10:20
@ntgCleaner `fill` is not a CSS property for HTML, it's for SVG. I tried, it doesn't work. — Raptor, Dec 06 '19 at 10:24
As suggested in linked answer, best resource to learn and compare all currently known approaches to this problem, see comprehensive article at CSS tricks: https://css-tricks.com/change-color-of-svg-on-hover/ and `filter` possibilities. You can apply it at image as well as at background. — myf, Dec 06 '19 at 11:52
@Raptor, Correct. If you want the `SVG` to change `fill` color, you need to use `fill` to change the color. — ntgCleaner, Dec 06 '19 at 12:16
@Raptor You need to to go down to the path level `svg path { fill: red; }` - Oh also, as @robertLongson said, you can't do anything with it if it's in an tag — ntgCleaner, Dec 06 '19 at 12:17
.. or you can use `filter` to turn all black areas from any image to for example red: `img {filter: invert(13%) sepia(69%) saturate(5718%) hue-rotate(356deg) brightness(122%) contrast(122%);}` -- computations from https://codepen.io/sosuke/full/Pjoqqp — myf, Dec 06 '19 at 12:42
@myf smart choice. I'm also considering to use Google Fonts + transform; just worry about the browser compatibility... — Raptor, Dec 09 '19 at 02:00
@Raptor yes, using real text rotated with CSS would most probably be the best option in general, because support for transforms is more than sufficient nowadays; I'd guess you don't even necessarily need webfont: just look at system font stacks built around Arial Black / Impact or similar. — myf, Dec 10 '19 at 09:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 06 '19 at 10:21

I can see this working quite happily if you hover over any part of the SVG path.

If you want to also cause the transition when hovering over any part of the SVG itself, and not just the path then add the following CSS:

svg:hover #content path {
  fill: #E2C650;
}

Here's a working snippet:

svg {
  width: 17px;
  height: 99px;
}

svg:hover #content path {
    fill: #E2C650;
}

#content path {
    fill: #F00;
    transition: 1s;
}

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 17.17 99.37">
    <g id="Layer_2" data-name="Layer 2">
        <g id="content">
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,99.37V92.43a8,8,0,0,1,1.41-4.88A4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,85.64a5.31,5.31,0,0,1,2.56.59,5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64l6.5-3.64v5.12L11.64,92V95h5.19v4.41Zm3.47-6.79V95H8.17V92.53a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,90.2a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,92.58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,73.15,16.64,67l.44,4.34-3.49,1.19v5.7l3.25,1.14v4.39L.34,77.56Zm5.29,2.28L10.11,77V73.78Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M16.83,60.39v4.41H.34V57.87A8.55,8.55,0,0,1,1,54.44,5.55,5.55,0,0,1,3,52a5.69,5.69,0,0,1,3.26-.91,5.18,5.18,0,0,1,3.19,1,5.78,5.78,0,0,1,1.93,2.56A9.28,9.28,0,0,1,12,58.06v2.33ZM3.81,58v2.38H8.56V58a2.27,2.27,0,0,0-.65-1.67,2.21,2.21,0,0,0-1.63-.65,2.51,2.51,0,0,0-1.79.64A2.27,2.27,0,0,0,3.81,58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M3.81,35.82v5.26h13V45.5h-13v4.85H.34V36.23Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M0,26.34a8.92,8.92,0,0,1,1.12-4.55,7.58,7.58,0,0,1,3.06-3,9.06,9.06,0,0,1,4.32-1A9.24,9.24,0,0,1,13,18.88a7.74,7.74,0,0,1,3.08,3,8.82,8.82,0,0,1,1.1,4.44A8.75,8.75,0,0,1,16,30.84a7.74,7.74,0,0,1-3.07,3,9,9,0,0,1-4.32,1,9.1,9.1,0,0,1-4.48-1.09,7.82,7.82,0,0,1-3.08-3A8.72,8.72,0,0,1,0,26.34Zm8.63,4a5.52,5.52,0,0,0,3.49-1.06,3.47,3.47,0,0,0,1.36-2.9,3.67,3.67,0,0,0-1.3-2.9,5.47,5.47,0,0,0-3.7-1.13A5.35,5.35,0,0,0,5,23.42a3.7,3.7,0,0,0-.73,4.9,4.34,4.34,0,0,0,1.75,1.46A5.86,5.86,0,0,0,8.63,30.32Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,15.13V8.2A8,8,0,0,1,1.75,3.32,4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,1.41,5.31,5.31,0,0,1,8.53,2a5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64L16.83,0V5.12L11.64,7.79v2.93h5.19v4.41ZM3.81,8.34v2.38H8.17V8.29a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,6a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,8.34Z" />
        </g>
    </g>
</svg>

Thanks for the answer. but this only works if the SVG is added to HTML inline. — Raptor, Dec 06 '19 at 10:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 06 '19 at 10:23

Rather using svg in img tag you can use place svg in DOM. This should work.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
  <title>Document</title>
  <style>
    svg {
      width: 17px;
      height: 99px;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 17.17 99.37">
    <style>
    #content path {
        fill: #F00;
        transition: 1s;
    }
    #content:hover path {
        fill: #E2C650;
    }
    </style>
    <g id="Layer_2" data-name="Layer 2">
        <g id="content">
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,99.37V92.43a8,8,0,0,1,1.41-4.88A4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,85.64a5.31,5.31,0,0,1,2.56.59,5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64l6.5-3.64v5.12L11.64,92V95h5.19v4.41Zm3.47-6.79V95H8.17V92.53a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,90.2a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,92.58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,73.15,16.64,67l.44,4.34-3.49,1.19v5.7l3.25,1.14v4.39L.34,77.56Zm5.29,2.28L10.11,77V73.78Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M16.83,60.39v4.41H.34V57.87A8.55,8.55,0,0,1,1,54.44,5.55,5.55,0,0,1,3,52a5.69,5.69,0,0,1,3.26-.91,5.18,5.18,0,0,1,3.19,1,5.78,5.78,0,0,1,1.93,2.56A9.28,9.28,0,0,1,12,58.06v2.33ZM3.81,58v2.38H8.56V58a2.27,2.27,0,0,0-.65-1.67,2.21,2.21,0,0,0-1.63-.65,2.51,2.51,0,0,0-1.79.64A2.27,2.27,0,0,0,3.81,58Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M3.81,35.82v5.26h13V45.5h-13v4.85H.34V36.23Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M0,26.34a8.92,8.92,0,0,1,1.12-4.55,7.58,7.58,0,0,1,3.06-3,9.06,9.06,0,0,1,4.32-1A9.24,9.24,0,0,1,13,18.88a7.74,7.74,0,0,1,3.08,3,8.82,8.82,0,0,1,1.1,4.44A8.75,8.75,0,0,1,16,30.84a7.74,7.74,0,0,1-3.07,3,9,9,0,0,1-4.32,1,9.1,9.1,0,0,1-4.48-1.09,7.82,7.82,0,0,1-3.08-3A8.72,8.72,0,0,1,0,26.34Zm8.63,4a5.52,5.52,0,0,0,3.49-1.06,3.47,3.47,0,0,0,1.36-2.9,3.67,3.67,0,0,0-1.3-2.9,5.47,5.47,0,0,0-3.7-1.13A5.35,5.35,0,0,0,5,23.42a3.7,3.7,0,0,0-.73,4.9,4.34,4.34,0,0,0,1.75,1.46A5.86,5.86,0,0,0,8.63,30.32Z" />
            <path class="characters" d="M.34,15.13V8.2A8,8,0,0,1,1.75,3.32,4.9,4.9,0,0,1,6,1.41,5.31,5.31,0,0,1,8.53,2a5,5,0,0,1,1.81,1.64L16.83,0V5.12L11.64,7.79v2.93h5.19v4.41ZM3.81,8.34v2.38H8.17V8.29a2.34,2.34,0,0,0-.62-1.67A2.09,2.09,0,0,0,6,6a2,2,0,0,0-1.61.62A2.57,2.57,0,0,0,3.81,8.34Z" />
        </g>
    </g>
</svg>
</body>
</html>

I tried to avoid using inline SVG, as it will make the HTML content messy. Yet seems I have no choice. — Raptor, Dec 06 '19 at 10:28

Mouseover on SVG to change color

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