The svg element can be used to embed an SVG fragment inside the current document (for example, an HTML document). This SVG fragment has its own viewport and coordinate system.
Usage context
| Categories | Container element, Structural element |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any number of the following elements, in any order: Animation elements Descriptive elements Shape elements Structural elements Gradient elements <a>, <altGlyphDef>, <clipPath>, <color-profile>, <cursor>, <filter>, <font>, <font-face>, <foreignObject>, <image>, <marker>, <mask>, <pattern>, <script>, <style>, <switch>, <text>, <view> |
Example
Consider the following SVG image (representing the national flag of Italy):
<svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
width="150" height="100" viewBox="0 0 3 2">
<rect width="1" height="2" x="0" fill="#008d46" />
<rect width="1" height="2" x="1" fill="#ffffff" />
<rect width="1" height="2" x="2" fill="#d2232c" />
</svg>
It could be included in an HTML5 document as follows:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>HTML/SVG Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<svg width="150" height="100" viewBox="0 0 3 2">
<rect width="1" height="2" x="0" fill="#008d46" />
<rect width="1" height="2" x="1" fill="#ffffff" />
<rect width="1" height="2" x="2" fill="#d2232c" />
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Attributes
Global attributes
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- Presentation attributes »
classstyleexternalResourcesRequired
Specific attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGSVGElement interface.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<svg>' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<svg>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | IE | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | 1.5 (1.8) | 9.0 | 8.0 | 3.0.4 |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 3.0 | 1.0 (1.8) | No support | (Yes) | 3.0.4 |
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