Scalable Vector Graphics

File Format
Name	Scalable Vector Graphics
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics Scalable Vector Graphics
Extension(s)	.svg
MIME Type(s)	image/svg+xml

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based method for storing vector images.

Specifications

• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
    • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 (2012-08-28, W3C Working Draft)
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1
    • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) (2011-08-16, W3C Recommendation)
    • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (First Edition) (2003-01-14, W3C Recommendation)
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.0
    • Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.0 (2001-09-04, W3C Recommendation)

Examples

The following is an example of a simple SVG file:

 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
   <circle cx="100" cy="50" r="40" stroke="black" stroke-width="2" fill="red" />
 </svg>

External links

• Wikipedia:Scalable Vector Graphics
• W3C SVG Working Group