SVG:Namespace

declare namespaces for svg and xlink

the namespace declaration for svg is required if you don't specify it, nothing will be rendered. the xlink namespace is required if you use <use/>, <image/>, <a/> ...

the svg namespace: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg the xlink namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink

a simple SVG file may look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 <title>title of drawing</title>
</svg>