SVG Introduction

SVG Intro

SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. SVG files are in pure XML format.

What is SVG?

• Its stands for Scalable Vector Graphics
• It defines vector-based graphics for Web
• It defines graphics in XML format
• Every element and every attribute in SVG files can be animated
• It is recommended by W3C.
• We can integrate it with other W3C standards like DOM and XSL

Purpose of SVG:-

Its basic purpose is to define vector-based graphics for the Web. It defines graphics in XML Format. We can animate each and every element in it.

Advantages of SVG:-

• Its images can be created and edited by any text editor.
• Its images are scalable.
• They are high-resolution images and can be zoomed in to large extent.
• They do not lose the quality even if they are zoomed or resized.
• SVG is an open standard; we can perform a search, index, script, and compresses operations on it.