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In this quick SVG viewport and viewBox tutorial, we’re going to break down exactly what viewport and viewBox are in SVG for the web. You’ll learn: Let’s begin! Tuts+ instructor Adi Purdil explains how to use SVG viewport and viewBox in this video. Subscribe to the Tuts+ YouTube channel for more courses and explainers like this! If you literally break down the word “viewport” you’ll get a hint as to its role in SVG; it creates a “port” through which you can “view” a section of an SVG. You can imagine this as being something akin to a porthole window through which you can see the world beyond. As with a window, the size of the viewport determines how much you can see, but it doesn’t define the size of whatever might be visible through that viewport. What’s on the other side could theoretically be any size at all. For example, you might have a shape in your graphic that is 100px by 100px, but if you set the SVG viewport to 50px by 50px you’ll only see a portion of that shape. The viewport

scroll-to-target-tracking#onClick" data-label="Scroll to top" data-target-selector="#page-body"> Scroll to top Kezz Bracey Jun 20, 2024 • 17 min read 45 ul]:block"> section-header#displayMenu" href="javascript:"> English English Français Bahasa Indonesia Español Tiếng Việt share-icon#copyDomain"> Copied to clipboard! HTML/CSS SVG HTML Templates Check out this quick SVG viewport and viewBox tutorial. We’ll break down exactly what viewport and viewBox are in SVG for the web. You’ll learn: The difference between SVG viewport and viewBox The aspects of your SVGs you can control with each How they

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