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How to work with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in HTML5?
SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics and it is a language for describing 2D-graphics and graphical applications in XML and the XML is then rendered by an SVG viewer.
SVG is mostly useful for vector type diagrams like Pie charts, Two-dimensional graphs in an X,Y coordinate system etc.
To work with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in HTML5, embed SVG directly using <svg>...</svg> tags with the following syntax −
Syntax
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> ... </svg>
To draw a shape in HTML5 SVG, use
- <circle> element to draw a circle.
- <rect> element to draw a rectangle.
- <line> element to draw a line.
- <ellipse> element to draw and ellipse.
- <polygon> element to draw a polygon.
You can also add SVG to a web page using the <img>, <iframe>, <object> or <embed> tag. Let’s see how to add HTML5 SVG using the <svg> tag.
You can try to run the following code to learn how to work with SVG in HTML5. We will draw a circle here
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#svgelem {
position: relative;
left: 10%;
-webkit-transform: translateX(-20%);
-ms-transform: translateX(-20%);
transform: translateX(-20%);
}
</style>
<title>HTML5 SVG Circle</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>HTML5 SVG Circle</h2>
<svg id="svgelem" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<circle id="greencircle" cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />
</svg>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 2020-02-25T07:50:58+05:30
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