Fundamentals of SVG Programming: Concepts to Source Code (Graphics Series)

Specifying Circular and Elliptic Arcs

The four possible combinations (minor/major combined with clockwise/counterclockwise) are given below for specifying circular and elliptic arcs in an SVG path element, along with their meaning:

0,0: minor arc + counterclockwise 0,1: minor arc + clockwise 1,0: major arc + counterclockwise 1,1: major arc + clockwise