SVG

E3757

open standard vector graphics file format

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics that supports interactivity and animation, widely used for web graphics due to its scalability and resolution independence.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
SVG canonical	27
SVG 1.0	1
SVG 1.1	1
SVG 2 (draft)	1
SVG Basic	1
SVG Recommendation	1
SVG Tiny	1
SVG specification	1
Scalable Vector Graphics	1
W3C SVG specifications	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SVG
Context triple: [World Wide Web Consortium, developsStandard, SVG]

A. HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web.
B. SCC
SCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, an interdisciplinary hub for computing and AI research and education.
C. Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
D. SF
SF is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation used to represent the city of San Francisco, California.
E. WAI
WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) program that develops guidelines, resources, and standards to make the web accessible to people with disabilities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SVG
Target entity description: SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics that supports interactivity and animation, widely used for web graphics due to its scalability and resolution independence.

A. HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web.
B. SCC
SCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, an interdisciplinary hub for computing and AI research and education.
C. Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
D. SF
SF is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation used to represent the city of San Francisco, California.
E. Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	open standard ⓘ vector graphics file format ⓘ
advantageOver	raster image formats at multiple resolutions ⓘ
basedOn	XML ⓘ
canBeEmbeddedIn	CSS as data URLs ⓘ HTML documents ⓘ XML documents ⓘ
compatibleWith	CSS ⓘ HTML ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ XHTML ⓘ
fileExtension	.svg ⓘ .svgz ⓘ
fullName	SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Scalable Vector Graphics
introducedInYear	1999 ⓘ
mediaType	image/svg+xml ⓘ
property	compressible with gzip ⓘ device independent ⓘ human-readable markup ⓘ resolution independent ⓘ scalable without quality loss ⓘ supports responsive design ⓘ supports zooming ⓘ text searchable ⓘ
renderedBy	vector graphics editors ⓘ web browsers ⓘ
standardizedBy	World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ surface form: W3C
supports	CSS styling ⓘ DOM manipulation ⓘ SMIL animation ⓘ accessibility features ⓘ animation ⓘ clipping paths ⓘ filters ⓘ gradients ⓘ interactivity ⓘ masking ⓘ scripting with JavaScript ⓘ text rendering ⓘ transformations ⓘ transparency ⓘ two-dimensional graphics ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ
supportsColorSpace	ICC color profiles ⓘ sRGB ⓘ
supportsCoordinateSystem	user space coordinates ⓘ viewBox ⓘ
usedFor	charts and diagrams ⓘ data visualization ⓘ icons ⓘ logos ⓘ user interface elements ⓘ web graphics ⓘ
version	SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SVG 1.0 SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SVG 1.1 SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SVG 2 (draft) SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SVG Basic SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SVG Tiny

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Wide Web Consortium → developsStandard → SVG ⓘ

W3C Recommendation → hasExample → SVG ⓘ

this entity surface form: SVG Recommendation

SVG → fullName → SVG self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scalable Vector Graphics