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  2. SVG
  3. Reference
  4. Elements
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In this article

  • Usage context
  • Attributes
  • DOM Interface
  • Example
  • Specifications
  • Browser compatibility
  • See also
  1. SVG
  2. Tutorials
  3. Introducing SVG from scratch
    1. Introduction
    2. Getting started
    3. Positions
    4. Basic shapes
    5. Paths
    6. Fills and strokes
    7. Gradients in SVG
    8. Patterns
    9. Texts
    10. Basic transformations
    11. Clipping and masking
    12. Other content in SVG
    13. Filter effects
    14. Using fonts in SVG
    15. SVG image element
    16. Tools for SVG
    17. SVG and CSS
  4. Guides
    1. Content type
    2. Linking
    3. Namespaces crash course
    4. Scripting
    5. SVG animation with SMIL
    6. SVG as an image
    7. SVG effects for HTML
    8. SVG filters
    9. SVG in HTML introduction
  6. Reference
  7. Elements