Sara Soueidan • 7/17/2014

Understanding SVG Coordinate Systems and Transformations (Part 1) — The viewport, viewBox, and preserveAspectRatio

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This technical article is the first in a series explaining SVG coordinate systems and transformations. It details the core concepts of the SVG canvas, viewport, viewBox, and preserveAspectRatio attribute, providing clear explanations and code examples to help developers understand how to control SVG rendering and scaling.

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