SVG

Summary

SVG is a vector graphics file format^[1]. SVG has Wikipedia articles in 67 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• SVG was influenced by Vector Markup Language^[3].
• SVG was influenced by Precision Graphics Markup Language^[4].
• SVG's instance of is recorded as vector graphics file format^[5].
• SVG's instance of is recorded as XML-based format^[6].
• SVG's instance of is recorded as file format family^[7].
• SVG's based on is recorded as XML^[8].
• SVG's developer is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium^[9].
• SVG's copyright license is recorded as W3C Document License^[10].
• SVG is a type of metafile^[11].
• SVG is used for vector graphics^[12].
• SVG's Commons category is recorded as Scalable Vector Graphics^[13].
• SVG comprises Scalable Vector Graphics 1.0^[14].
• SVG comprises Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1^[15].
• SVG comprises Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny^[16].
• 1998 marks the founding of SVG^[17].
• SVG's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/^[18].
• SVG's official website is recorded as https://svgwg.org/^[19].
• SVG's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scalable Vector Graphics^[20].
• SVG's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-SVG11-20110816/^[21].
• SVG's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/CR-SVG2-20181004/^[22].
• SVG's media type is recorded as image/svg+xml^[23].
• SVG's media type is recorded as image/SVG^[24].
• SVG's file extension is recorded as svg^[25].
• SVG's file extension is recorded as svgz^[26].
• SVG's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/w3c/svgwg^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include vector graphics file format^[5], XML-based format^[6], and file format family^[7]. SVG is a type of metafile^[11].

Origins

1998 marks the founding of SVG^[17].

Use and Application

SVG is used for vector graphics^[12]. Components include Scalable Vector Graphics 1.0^[14]; Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1^[15]; and Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny^[16], a vector graphics file format^[28].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Vector Markup Language^[3], a vector graphics file format^[29] and Precision Graphics Markup Language^[4], a XML-based format^[30], founded in 1998^[31].

Why It Matters

SVG has Wikipedia articles in 67 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]