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Sonya Pechersky
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Vector
Scalable
Graphic
pixel
math functions
paths (bezier curves)
shapes
coordinates
clear images no matter what screen size and resolution
DEMO
<img src="image.svg" alt="..." />
<svg width="300px" height="300px"> ... </svg>
accessible to Assistive Technologies (AT)
like screen readers and speech recognition tools
<svg version="1.1" width="300" height="200"> <title>Green rectangle</title> <rect width="75" height="50" rx="20" ry="20" fill="#90ee90" stroke="#228b22" stroke-fill="1" /> </svg>
<svg version="1.1" width="300" height="200"
aria-labelledby="title"> <title id="title">Green rectangle</title> <rect width="75" height="50" rx="20" ry="20" fill="#90ee90" stroke="#228b22" stroke-fill="1" /> </svg>
<svg version="1.1" width="300" height="200">
<title>Green rectangle</title>
<desc>A light green rectangle with rounded corners and a dark green border</desc><rect width="75" height="50" rx="20" ry="20" fill="#90ee90" stroke="#228b22" stroke-fill="1" />
</svg>
<svg version="1.1" width="300" height="200" aria-describedby="desc"> <title>Green rectangle</title> <desc id="desc">A light green rectangle with rounded corners and a dark green border</desc> <rect width="75" height="50" rx="20" ry="20" fill="#90ee90" stroke="#228b22" stroke-fill="1" /> </svg>
<svg version="1.1" width="300" height="200"> <text x="35" y="30" font-size="1em" text-anchor="middle" fill="#000000">Website</text></svg>
for interactive content
keyboard users can focus on the element when using the TAB key to move through the content
<polygon role="button" tabindex="0" />
<a xlink:href="#"> <polygon /> <a>
<svg role="img">
...
</svg>
purely graphical content
<svg> <a xlink:href="#" role="link"> <polygon /> <a> </svg>
interactive content
more accessible Web graphics for users with disabilities
users with low vision, color blind or blind users, users of assistive technologies
increase usability of content for users without disabilities