HTML5 Inline SVG

HTML5 Inline SVG

HTML5 supports inline SVG.

What is SVG?

• SVG refers to scalable vector graphics (Scalable Vector Graphics)

• SVG is used to define vector-based graphics for networks

• SVG uses the XML format to define graphics

• SVG images do not lose their graphic quality when zoomed in or changed in size

• SVG is the standard of the World Wide Web Alliance

• SVG is a whole with W3C standards such as DOM and XSL
  

SVG benefits

Compared to other image formats, such as JPEG and GIF, the advantages of using SVG are:

• SVG images can be created and modified through the text editor

• SVG images can be searched, indexed, scripted, or compressed

• The SVG is scalable

• SVG images can be printed at any resolution with high quality

• SVG can be magnified without decreasing image quality

Browser support

Internet Explorer 9 Plus, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support inline SVG.

Embed SVG directly into the HTML page

In HTML5, you can embed SVG elements directly into HTML pages:

To learn more about the SVG tutorial, visit the SVG tutorial .

The difference between SVG and Canvas

SVG is a language that uses XML to describe 2D graphics.

Canvas draws 2D graphics using JavaScript.

SVG is based on XML, which means that every element in the SVG DOM is available. You can attach a JavaScript event processor to an element.

In SVG, each drawing is treated as an object. If the properties of the SVG object change, the browser can automatically reproduce the graphic.

Canvas is rendered pixel by pixel. I n canvas, once the graphic is drawn, it does not continue to receive browser attention. If its position changes, the entire scene also needs to be redrawn, including any objects that might have been covered by the drawing.

Canvas's comparison with SVG

The following table lists some of the differences between canvas and SVG.