HTML5 <svg> Tag
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Description
The <svg> element is used to embed SVG graphics in an HTML document.
The Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based image format that is used to define two-dimensional vector based graphics for the web. See the tutorial on HTML5 SVG to learn more about it.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Placement: | Inline |
|---|---|
| Content: | SVG elements |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: required |
| Version: | New in HTML5 |
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <svg> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <svg> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<svg width="500" height="350">
<rect x="100" y="100" width="300" height="150" fill="yellow" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" />
</svg>The following example demonstrates how to draw a simple SVG smiley face.
Example
Try this code »<svg viewBox="0 0 200 200" width="400" height="400">
<circle cx="100" cy="100" fill="yellow" r="78" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" />
<g>
<circle cx="65" cy="82" r="12" />
<circle cx="130" cy="82" r="12" />
</g>
<path d="M65 115 a1,0.8 0 0,0 65,0" fill="none" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" />
</svg>Tag-Specific Attributes
The <svg> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <svg> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <svg> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <svg> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML5 SVG.
Related tags: <canvas>.
