What Are Scalable Vector Graphics?
Scalable Vector Graphics (
SVG ) is a graphics format based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) for describing two-dimensional vector graphics. SVG was developed by the W3C and is an open standard.
SVG started development in 1999 by a group of companies that joined the W3C, and was previously submitted to the W3C in 1998 (PGML,
SVG mainly supports the following display objects:
Vector display objects. Basic vector display objects include rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons, lines, arbitrary curves, etc.
Embedded external images, including
On September 4, 2001, SVG 1.0 was released.
On January 4, 2003, SVG 1.1 was released.
On January 14, 2003, SVG mobile sub-versions were launched: SVG Tiny and SVG Basic.
On December 22, 2008, SVG Tiny 1.2 was released.
On August 16, 2011, SVG 1.1 (version 2) was released, becoming the currently recommended standard for the W3C.
The W3C is still working on SVG 2.
