<svg>

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

Example

Consider the following SVG image (representing the national flag of Italy):

<svg xmlns="http://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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{{SVGAttr("class")}}
{{SVGAttr("style")}}
{{SVGAttr("externalResourcesRequired")}}

Specific attributes

{{SVGAttr("version")}}
{{SVGAttr("baseProfile")}}
{{SVGAttr("x")}}
{{SVGAttr("y")}}
{{SVGAttr("width")}}
{{SVGAttr("height")}}
{{SVGAttr("preserveAspectRatio")}}
{{SVGAttr("contentScriptType")}}
{{SVGAttr("contentStyleType")}}
{{SVGAttr("viewBox")}}

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGSVGElement interface.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
{{SpecName('SVG2', 'struct.html#NewDocument', '<svg>')}}	{{Spec2('SVG2')}}
{{SpecName('SVG1.1', 'struct.html#NewDocument', '<svg>')}}	{{Spec2('SVG1.1')}}	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	IE	Opera	Safari
Basic support	{{CompatChrome("1.0")}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatGeckoDesktop('1.8')}}	{{CompatIE('9.0')}}	{{CompatOpera('8.0')}}	{{CompatSafari('3.0.4')}}

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	{{CompatAndroid('3.0')}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatGeckoMobile('1.8')}}	{{CompatNo}}	{{CompatVersionUnknown}}	{{CompatSafari('3.0.4')}}

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