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="http://i.imgur.com/09AoLQtr.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="http://i.imgur.com/09AoLQtr.jpg"/>
</pattern>
  </defs>

  <rect fill="url(#europe)" transform="translate(-30 -540)" 
    x="40" y="550" width="420" height="340"/>
</svg>