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Document Basics

svg root viewBox width and height preserveAspectRatio group element defs title and desc use element

Shapes

rect circle ellipse line polyline polygon path

Path Data

Move command Line commands Horizontal and vertical commands Cubic Bézier Quadratic Bézier Arc command Close path Relative path commands

Paint & Styling

fill stroke stroke-width stroke-linecap stroke-linejoin dash array opacity currentColor

Transforms & Text

translate scale rotate transform origin concept text tspan text-anchor dominant-baseline

Advanced SVG

linearGradient radialGradient clipPath mask filter blur marker symbol sprites accessible SVG

SVG / Document Basics

preserveAspectRatio

Learn preserveAspectRatio in SVG with a dedicated explanation, a concept-specific example, a production caution, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Beginner

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<svg viewBox="0 0 100 50" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" width="240" height="180"><rect width="100" height="50" fill="gold"/></svg>

What to watch

Content source & attribution

Original Syntaxis Content · Original Syntaxis Content

Lesson quizzes

preserveAspectRatio Mastery Check →

width and height