The <polygon> Element

The <polygon> element is used for a shape with multiple (at least three) straight sides. Figure 03.15 and the following example show a hexagon with a red stroke and a gray fill.

Figure 03.15. A hexagon created using the <polygon> element.

Listing 3.17. (Polygon01.svg)
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> 
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.0//EN" 
      "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/PR-SVG-20010719/ 
       DTD/svg10.dtd"> 
<svg width="400" height="500" > 
<polygon style="fill:#CCC; stroke:red; stroke-width:3" 
points="150,75 258,137.5 258,262.5 
150,325 42,262.5 42,137.5" /> 
</svg>

If you were so inclined, you could create a rectangle ...

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