Comparison of layout engines (SVG)

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Scalable Vector Graphics
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The following tables compare SVG compatibility and support for a number of layout engines. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.

Contents 1 Explanation of the tables 1.1 Engine nomenclature 1.2 Values 2 SVG version support 2.1 Gecko general overview notes 2.2 KHTML general overview notes 2.3 Presto general overview notes 3 SVG 1.1 support 4 References 5 Footnotes 6 External links

[edit] Explanation of the tables

[edit] Engine nomenclature

Rather than the names of web browsers, the names of the underlying engines are used. The browsers that use the various engines are listed below.

Layout Engine	Used By
Trident	Internet Explorer 4 to Internet Explorer 8
Tasman	Internet Explorer 5 for Mac
Gecko	All Mozilla software, including Firefox; Galeon; Flock; also Epiphany
WebKit	Safari; iCab 4; Epiphany;
KHTML	Konqueror
Presto	Opera; Nintendo DS Browser; Internet Channel
iCab	iCab 1-3
Prince XML	Prince XML
Amaya	Amaya

Adobe SVG Viewer, Batik, DENG (XML Browser Engine), eSVG and Renesis are SVG-Plugins.

[edit] Values

Values indicate the level of support in the most recent version of the layout engine, or (if a version number is given) in the specified version. Version numbers without any other value indicate the version at which the layout engine first fully supported the feature.

Value	Meaning
Yes	Indicates that the layout engine fully supports this property when valid values are used.
No	Indicates that this property is completely ignored.
Partial	Indicates that the property is understood, but that not all values are supported. Supported values are implemented correctly.
Incorrect	Indicates that the property is understood, but that it is not implemented correctly in all cases.
Experimental	Indicates that the property is provided in experimental form under an alternative name, generally with only partial functionality.

[edit] SVG version support

Note: IE, Tasman and iCab (before version 4) do not support SVG natively, but requires third-party plugins, thus are not listed.

			Gecko	WebKit	KHTML	Presto	Prince XML	Amaya	Adobe SVG Viewer	Batik	DENG	eSVG	Renesis
SVG	1.1	Tiny (SVGT)	Partial	Partial	Partial	8.0	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Yes	Partial
		Basic (SVGB)	Partial	Partial	Partial	Mostly	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial
		Full	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Mostly	Partial	Partial	Partial
	1.2	Tiny	No	No	No	Partial - 9.5a	?	?	No	Partial	?	Mostly mobile profile	Partial
sXBL			No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
XBL 2.0			No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

[edit] Gecko general overview notes

1. SVG — Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 support a subset of SVG 1.1.^[1] Gecko 1.9 will support many more features.^[2]

[edit] KHTML general overview notes

1. KHTML — Does not have any native image support. This is by design: in Konqueror, multimedia files are handled by KParts. The KDE project also developed an SVG plugin for Konqueror, known as KSVG.^[3]

[edit] Presto general overview notes

1. SVG Basic — Presto 9.0 has added quite large, but incomplete SVGB support.

[edit] SVG 1.1 support

Comparison of various Scalable Vector Graphics element support.

	Gecko	WebKit	KSVG	Presto	Prince XML	Amaya	Adobe SVG Viewer	Batik	DENG	eSVG	Renesis
Structure Module
svg (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	8.0	Yes	Yes	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
g (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
defs (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	6.0	?	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
desc (SVGT)	1.8	522	No	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
title (SVGT)	1.8	522	No	9.0	?	?	3.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
metadata (SVGT)	1.8	522	?	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
symbol (SVGB)	1.8	522	No	9.0	6.0	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.6
use (SVGT)	1.8	522	No	9.0	6.0	Yes	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	0.6
Conditional Processing Module
switch (SVGT)	1.8	522	?	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
Image Module
image (SVGT)	1.8	522	No	9.0	5.1	4.0	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	0.5
Style Module
style (SVGT)	1.8	522	?	9.0	Yes	Yes	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	0.6
Shape Module
path (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
rect (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	0.6
circle (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
line (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
ellipse (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
polyline (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
polygon (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Text Module
text (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	5.1	4.0	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	0.7
tspan (SVGB)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	4.0	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.7
tref (SVGB)	No	522	Yes	9.0	Yes	6.3	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.6
textPath (SVGB)	1.8.1	No	Yes	9.0	?	4.0	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
altGlyph	No	No	?	No	?	4.0	2.0	Yes	?	?	?
altGlyphDef	No	No	?	No	?	4.0	2.0	Yes	?	?	?
altGlyphItem	No	No	?	No	?	4.0	No	Yes	?	?	?
glyphRef	No	No	?	No	?	4.0	2.0	Yes	?	?	?
Marker Module
marker	1.8	522	?	9.0	6.0	?	3.0	Yes	?	?	?
Color Profile Module
color-profile	No	No	?	No	?	?	3.0	Yes	?	?	?
Gradient Module
linearGradient (SVGB)	1.8	522	Yes	8.0	6.0	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.5
radialGradient (SVGB)	1.8	522	Yes	9.0	6.0	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.5
stop (SVGB)	1.8	522	Yes	8.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.5
Pattern Module
pattern (SVGB)	1.9	522	Yes	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	?	0.5
Clip Module
clipPath (SVGB)	1.8	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	0.6
Mask Module
mask (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	?
Filter Module
filter	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feBlend (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feColorMatrix (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feComponentTransfer (SVGB)	1.8	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feComposite (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feConvolveMatrix	1.9	No	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feDiffuseLighting	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feDisplacementMap	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feFlood (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feGaussianBlur (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feImage (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feMerge (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feMergeNode	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feMorphology	1.9	No	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feOffset (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feSpecularLighting	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feTile (SVGB)	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feTurbulence	1.9	No	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feDistantLight	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
fePointLight	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feSpotLight	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feFuncR	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feFuncG	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feFuncB	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
feFuncA	1.9	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	?	No
Cursor Module
cursor	No	522	?	No	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	0.6
Hyperlinking Module
a (SVGT)	1.8	522	Yes	8.0	5.1	8.2	1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	0.6
View Module
view (SVGB)	No	Partial	?	9.0	?	?	3.0	Yes	?	?	?
Scripting Module
script (SVGT)	1.8	522	?	9.0	?	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	0.5
Animation Module
animate (SVGT)	No	No	Yes	9.0	No	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
set (SVGT)	No	522	Yes	9.0	No	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
animateMotion (SVGT)	No	Partial	No	9.0	No	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
animateTransform (SVGT)	No	522	No	9.0	No	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
animateColor (SVGT)	No	522	Yes	9.0	No	?	1.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
mpath (SVGT)	No	Yes	?	9.0	No	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	No
Font Module
font (SVGT)	No	Yes	?	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
font-face (SVGT)	No	Yes	?	8.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	0.7
glyph (SVGT)	No	Yes	?	8.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	No	?
missing-glyph (SVGT)	No	Yes	?	8.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	Yes	?
hkern	No	No	?	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	?	?
vkern	No	No	?	9.0	?	?	2.0	Yes	?	?	?
font-face-src	No	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	?
font-face-uri	No	Yes	?	9.0	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	?
font-face-format	No	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	No	?	?	?
font-face-name	No	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	Yes	?	?	?
definition-src	No	No	?	No	?	?	No	No	?	?	?
Extensibility Module
foreignObject	1.8	522	?	9.0	No	7.2	No	No	?	?	?

[edit] References

• Batik Implementation Status. Retrieved on January 11, 2008.
• Mozilla SVG Project. Mozilla + SVG Status. Retrieved on May 1, 2005.
• Opera 8 Features. SVG. Retrieved on May 1, 2005.
• Opera 9 Features. SVG. Retrieved on April 21, 2006.
• Prince XML 5.1 SVG Status.
• Prince XML 6.0 SVG Status.
• WebKit SVG Status. Retrieved on June 17, 2007.
• DENG XML Browser Engine Features.
• Amaya Release History.
• eSVG supported features.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ SVG in Firefox 2.0
2. ^ Mozilla SVG Status (development version)
3. ^ See http://svg.kde.org/. KSVG seems to be inactive as of 2007.

[edit] External links

• SVG rendering engine comparison pages - visual comparison among various FOSS SVG rendering libraries
• W3C SVG Test Cases for SVG Full
• SVG Test Suite Results - Summary results of W3C test suite on multiple browsers and browser plugins.
• A Comparison of the SVG-able layout engines and Plugins

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