A very simple SVG "Hello World" example would be a minimal SVG file containing a rectangle and a text element. Here's an example: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 200 100" width="200" height="100"> <rect x="10" y="10" width="180" height="80" fill="lightblue" /> <text x="50" y="50" font-size="20" font-family="Arial" fill="black">Hello, World!</text> </svg> ``` In this example, the SVG file defines a canvas of 200x100 units. It includes a light blue rectangle element with a width of 180 and a height of 80, and a text element displaying the phrase "Hello, World!" using the Arial font with a size of 20 units. The text is positioned at the coordinates (50, 50) on the canvas. ![[hello.svg]] # Wikipedia > [!INFO] [Scalable Vector Graphics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVG) > **Scalable Vector Graphics** (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for defining two-dimensional graphics, having support for interactivity and animation. The SVG specification is an open standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium since 1999. > > SVG images are defined in a vector graphics format and stored in XML text files. SVG images can thus be scaled in size without loss of quality, and SVG files can be searched, indexed, scripted, and compressed. The XML text files can be created and edited with text editors or vector graphics editors, and are rendered by the most-used web browsers.