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- Scalable Vector Graphics
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Advantages of using SVG over other image formats (like JPEG and GIF) are:
- SVG images can be created and edited with any text editor
- SVG images can be searched, indexed, scripted, and compressed
- SVG images are scalable
- SVG images can be printed with high quality at any resolution
- SVG images are zoomable (and the image can be zoomed without degradation)
- SVG is an open standard
- SVG files are pure XML
- Every element and every attribute in SVG files can be animated
- SVG is a W3C recommendation
- SVG integrates with other W3C standards such as the DOM and XSL
- Firefox, Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari support SVG.
- IE8 and earlier needs a plug-in - which is available for free, like Adobe SVG Viewer.
- Can't be placed on an html page like other images...because it is an html page
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