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Drawing a Rectangle
An Introduction to SVG3/15
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Rectangle Coordinates

To set the coordinates of the rectangle, use the attributes x and y:

<rect width="50%" height="100" x="20" y="50"/>

The coordinates determine the position of the upper-left corner of the shape.

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  • object.svg
  • style.css
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<svg> <rect width="50%" height="100" fill="orange" /> </svg>
CSS
svg { border: 1px solid #dddddd; }

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    1. Set the attribute x to 25%, and set the attribute y to 25 pixels.

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