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Learn D3.js - Second Edition
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SVG — Scalable Vector Graphics is the main graphics format used by D3. Almost every chart, diagram, and interactive visualization in this book is drawn with SVG elements that D3 creates and manipulates programmatically. Understanding how SVG works will make you a far more effective D3 developer: you will know what D3 is doing under the hood, how to debug the output, and how to reach beyond D3’s API when you need more control.
This chapter is a hands-on reference to SVG. It is an optional chapter if you already know SVG. The print edition of this book includes only this introduction and a topic overview (so you can decide how much of it you need). The full chapter is available online, with code examples in the book’s GitHub repository.
If you are already comfortable with SVG (creating shapes, applying styles and transforms, and working with groups and paths) you can skip it. That said, even readers with SVG experience may want...