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SVG Current Status

This page summarizes the relationships among specifications, whether they are finished standards or drafts. Below, each title links to the most recent version of a document. For related introductory information, see: Audio and Video, Graphics, Mobile Web.

Completed Work

W3C Recommendations have been reviewed by W3C Members, by software developers, and by other W3C groups and interested parties, and are endorsed by the Director as Web Standards. Learn more about the W3C Recommendation Track.

Group Notes are not standards and do not have the same level of W3C endorsement.

Standards

2011-08-16

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)

translations · errata

This specification defines the features and syntax for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Version 1.1, a modularized language for describing two-dimensional vector and mixed vector/raster graphics in XML.
2008-12-22

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Tiny 1.2 Specification

translations · errata

This specification defines the features and syntax for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Tiny, Version 1.2, a language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics in XML, combined with raster graphics and multimedia. Its goal is to provide the ability to create a whole range of graphical content, from static images to animations to interactive Web applications.
2003-01-14

Mobile SVG Profiles: SVG Tiny and SVG Basic

translations · errata

This document defines two mobile profiles of SVG 1.1. The first profile, SVG Tiny, is defined to be suitable for cellphones; the second profile, SVG Basic, is suitable for PDAs.

Drafts

Below are draft documents: Last Call Drafts, other Working Drafts. Some of these may become Web Standards through the W3C Recommendation Track process. Others may be published as Group Notes or become obsolete specifications.

Last Call Drafts

2011-03-15

SVG Compositing Specification

This specification adds support for the full range of Porter and Duff operators and blending modes to SVG. It allows for raster and vector objects to be combined to produce eye catching effects.

Other Working Drafts

2011-11-29

Requirements for Japanese Text Layout

Describes requirements for general Japanese layout realized with technologies like CSS, SVG and XSL-FO. The document is mainly based on a standard for Japanese layout, JIS X 4051, however, it also addresses areas which are not covered by JIS X 4051.
2009-10-01

SVG Color 1.2, Part 2: Language

This specification extends SVG for color-managed environments such as print, photography and graphics arts.

2009-10-01

SVG Color 1.2, Part 1: Primer

This primer explains SVG for color-managed environments.

2009-06-16

SVG Parameters 1.0, Part 2: Language

This specification extends SVG with a declarative way to incorporate parameter values into reusable SVG content.
2009-06-16

SVG Parameters 1.0, Part 1: Primer

This primer explains a declarative way to incorporate parameter values into reusable SVG content.

2009-03-20

SVG Transforms 1.0, Part 2: Language

This specification extends SVG to allow two-dimensional objects to be displayed using three-dimensional transformations, to allow animated effects such as flipping, zooming and perspective.

2007-05-01

SVG Filter Requirements

The requirements for the SVG Filters specification.

2007-05-01

SVG Filters 1.2, Part 1: Primer

This primer explains how a wide variety of raster filter effects can be applied to content such as SVG and HTML/CSS.

2007-05-01

SVG Filters 1.2, Part 2: Language

This specification allows a wide variety of raster filter effects to be applied to content such as SVG and HTML/CSS, by combining a set of filter primitives.

2006-10-13

Media Access Events

2002-04-22

SVG 1.1/1.2/2.0 Requirements

The requirements for SVG versions after SVG 1.0.

Obsolete Specifications

These specifications have either been superseded by others, or have been abandoned. They remain available for archival purposes, but are not intended to be used.

Retired

2007-12-21

SVG Print 1.2, Part 1: Primer

This primer described color management and multipage extensions to SVG.

2007-12-21

SVG Print 1.2, Part 2: Language

This specified color management and multipage extensions to SVG.

2006-08-10

SVGT 1.2 Requirements

The requirements for SVG Tiny 1.2.
2005-08-15

SVG's XML Binding Language (sXBL)

This specification allowed arbitrary XML vocabularies (tag sets) to be rendered as interactive SVG elements.

2005-04-13

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Full 1.2 Specification

This specification was intended as a monolithic replacment for SVG 1.1. Since then, work has focused instead on a modular, implementation-driven approach.
2003-02-18

SVG Printing Requirements

The requirements for SVG in print environments.
2002-08-09

An XHTML + MathML + SVG Profile

An XHTML+MathML+SVG profile is a profile that combines XHTML 1.1 [XHTML11], MathML 2.0 [MathML2] and SVG 1.1 [SVG11] together. This profile enables mixing XHTML, MathML and SVG in the same document using XML namespaces [XMLNS] mechanism, while allowing validation of such a mixed-namespace document. An XHTML 1.1 + MathML 2.0 + SVG 1.1 DTD driver is provided. An XHTML version of this document is conforming to this DTD.
2001-08-03

SVG Mobile Requirements

The requirements for SVG Tiny and Basic 1.1.
1998-10-29

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Requirements

The original requirements for SVG 1.0.