What Is an SVG Image and How Is It Used in eLearning?

SVG images are a developing format used to create lively graphics, icons, and logos on a range of courses. But what is an SVG image and how can you use it to enhance your eLearning? This blog explores more.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs)—also known as a vectorized image—have been in development since 1998 by the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Major technology companies including IBM, Adobe and Microsoft were among those to make original submissions of the format. Since then, the specifications of SVGs have gone through several reinventions, including the incorporation of new HTML5 features and mobile profiles.

In their earliest form, the use of SVGs on the web was limited. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, criticized Internet Explorer for failing to accommodate the use of SVGs. However, the browser now provides some support for vectorized image use, while Google began to add SVG files to its search results in 2010.

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