Chapter 3. Basic Shapes and Text
In This Chapter
Shape Elements
Text in SVG
Conclusion
It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but in SVG, words are pictures! The art of drawing in SVG can be quite easy, because SVG has a number of basic shape elements. This means that you don't have to re-invent the wheel (or the circle!) every time you want to create a new image.
By covering all the basic shape elements, this chapter will show how to create simple images in SVG without a lot of coding. We'll also examine how easy it is to make images with basic shapes that can be reused in a variety of different drawings.
We'll also take a look at text and how to format it, including fonts, character spacing, and text layout. We'll take a brief look ...
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