HTML SVG

HTML SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based markup language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics. The <svg> tag is used to define an SVG container in HTML. SVG is used for icons and any graphics that need to be scalable without losing quality.

HTML SVG

<svg>: The root element for SVG graphics. The width and height attributes define the dimensions of the SVG container.

<circle>: Draws a circle in the SVG.

cx and cy coordinates is used the center of the circle.
r defines the radius.
stroke the circle's color outline.
stroke-width defines the width of the outline.
fill defines the fill color of the circle.

<rect>: Draws a rectangle.

dimensions width and height of the rectangle.
Other attributes the <circle> element.

<line>: Draws a line.

x1 and y1 define the starting point of the line.
x2 and y2 define the ending point.
stroke and stroke-width define the line's color and width.

HTML SVG with Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>SVG Example</title>
  <style>
    .circle {
      fill: blue;
      stroke: black;
      stroke-width: 2;
    }
    .rect {
      fill: orange;
      stroke: black;
      stroke-width: 2;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>SVG Shapes</h1>
  <!-- SVG Definition -->
  <svg width="500" height="300">
    <!-- Circle -->
    <circle class="circle" cx="100" cy="100" r="50" />
    <!-- Rectangle -->
    <rect class="rect" x="160" y="50" width="100" height="100" />
    <!-- Line -->
    <line x1="20" y1="150" x2="290" y2="150" stroke="red" stroke-width="3" />
    <!-- Text -->
    <text x="50" y="180" font-family="Arial" font-size="20" fill="black">Hello, SVG sakalacode!</text>
  </svg>
</body>
</html>

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