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- Symbols & Reuse
Stop repeating yourself. Learn to define reusable SVG components with symbol and use elements, and build efficient icon sprite systems.
- Text & Typography
Add text to your SVGs with full control over positioning, styling, and even flowing text along curved paths. Learn the text, tspan, and textPath elements.
- SVG Filters
Apply visual effects like blur, drop shadows, colour manipulation, and more using SVG's powerful filter primitives. Chain effects together for complex visual treatments.
- Masks & Clip Paths
Control visibility with clip paths for hard edges and masks for soft transparency. Create reveal effects, spotlight animations, and complex composite shapes.
- Gradients & Patterns
Learn to create linear and radial gradients, plus repeating patterns for textures and backgrounds. Master the defs element for reusable SVG definitions.
- Stroke Animations: The Line Drawing Effect
Master the popular line drawing effect using stroke-dasharray and stroke-dashoffset. Create smooth animations that make paths appear to draw themselves.
- Motion Paths with SMIL
Learn how to move SVG elements along custom paths using animateMotion. Create orbital animations, path-following effects, and complex motion sequences.
- Transform Animations with SMIL
Learn how to animate SVG transforms using animateTransform. Master rotation, scaling, translation, and skewing animations with precise control points.
- SVG SMIL Animations: The Animate Element
Learn how to use SVG's native animation system (SMIL) to animate geometric properties like radius, position, and paths. Master animate, animateTransform, and animateMotion.
- Keyframe Animations in CSS
Master CSS keyframe animations for SVG. Learn how to create complex, multi-step animations that run automatically or on demand.