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Baseline Widely Available SVGImage formats

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The SVG image format, represented by the <svg> element, creates two-dimensional vector graphics with declarative or scripted interaction and animation.

Baseline Widely Available: Supported across all major browsers for 30+ months (since ). Signals are closed because cross-browser interoperability has been achieved.

Modern Web Guidance

How Modern Web Guidance uses this feature

Renders scalable vector graphics and clips element bounds using SVG shapes and masks for responsive iconography and dynamic illustrations.

Recommended fallback strategy

Ensure vector graphics provide valid semantic <title> and fallback raster imagery or CSS geometry when modern SVG masking or filtering capabilities are not supported.

Related use cases

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Baseline widely available (since ). Supported across all major browsers for 30+ months. Signals are closed because cross-browser interoperability has been achieved.

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