Last year, Google announced that it
started to index SVG files, but the results were only returned by the web search engine. "
SVG is an open, XML-based format for vector graphics with support for interactive elements. We're big fans of open standards, and our mission is to organize the world's information, so indexing SVG is a natural step. We index SVG content whether it is in a standalone file or embedded directly in HTML," explained Google at that time.
Now you can find SVG files in Google Image Search by restricting the results to this filetype in the
advanced search page or by using the
filetype operator. Here's an example: [
molecule filetype:svg]. If you
restrict the results to Wikipedia, Google returns 57,300 SVG files.
Most browsers can render SVG markup, but there are at least two important exceptions: Internet Explorer (IE9
will add support for SVG) and
Android's built-in browser.
Now that's so useful. Another jumpshot from Google.
ReplyDeletecongrats for brand new feature,,,
ReplyDeletego go go google \m/
ten years late - but a welcome addition anyway - thanks
ReplyDelete"Most browsers can render SVG markup, but there are at least two important exceptions: Internet Explorer"
ReplyDeleteThis is misleading because the proportions of people using the browsers is not an even spread. Most of the world still uses IE and until IE9 has had a chance to take hold (a lot of the world still uses XP with IE6 as standard) the number of actual users able to see your SVG will be very low indeed.
It is good
ReplyDeleteNo more available :-(
ReplyDeletetyping the following does work actually: molecule filetype:svg
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