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    <defs>

    SVG allows graphical objects to be defined for later reuse. It is recommended that, wherever possible, referenced elements be defined inside of a defs element. Defining these elements inside of a defs element promotes understandability of the SVG content and thus promotes accessibility. Graphical elements defined in a defs will not be directly rendered. You can use a <use> element to render those elements wherever you want on the viewport.

    Usage context

    CategoriesContainer element, Structural element
    Permitted contentAny number of the following elements, in any order:
    Animation elements
    Descriptive elements
    Shape elements
    Structural elements
    Gradient elements
    <a>, <altGlyphDef>, <clipPath>, <color-profile>, <cursor>, <filter>, <font>, <font-face>, <foreignObject>, <image>, <marker>, <mask>, <pattern>, <script>, <style>, <switch>, <text>, <view>

    Example

    <svg width="80px" height="30px" viewBox="0 0 80 30"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">

  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="Gradient01">
      <stop offset="20%" stop-color="#39F" />
      <stop offset="90%" stop-color="#F3F" />
    </linearGradient>
  </defs>

  <rect x="10" y="10" width="60" height="10" 
        fill="url(#Gradient01)"  />
</svg>

    Attributes

    Global attributes

    Specific attributes

    There is no specific attributes

    DOM Interface

    This element implements the SVGDefsElement interface.

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
    The definition of '<defs>' in that specification.    		 Working Draft  
    Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition)
    The definition of '<defs>' in that specification.    		 Recommendation Initial definition

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support 1.0 1.5 (1.8) 9.0 8.0 3.0.4
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support 3.0 1.0 (1.8) Not supported (Yes) 3.0.4

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