Google Indexing SVG Files
Google Indexing SVG Files ( Scalable Vector Graphics )
what are SVG Files ?
Scalable Vector Graphics ( SVG ) are files used to add life into graphics describing graphical dimensional attributes in both interactive and dynamic behavior.
SVG Files are used to create multi dimensional graphics to be used in your website as user interactive illustrations of a specific diagram or layout. You can say that SVG is going to be the future flash files replacement on the web.
Why is Google Indexing SVG files ?
Google indexing SVG files in standalone form as well as HTML embedded form. Having detailed files like SVG describing graphics and building graphical applications is a promising feature that Google is interested in adopting. Knowing that SVG is an open source project compatible with W3C standards like XML, XSL, and DOM give SVG Files a push to start showing more on modern websites that find SVG files useful.
Advantages of SVG Files
There are many advantages to using SVG Files other than that Google is now indexing SVG Files. Here are some SVG Files advantages :
- SVG Files use XML format which is a very respected web standard
- Graphics applications can be implemented using SVG
- Light Weight scripts yet defines graphics with zooming capability and high quality
- Integrates nicely with XSL, DOM, and JavaScript
If your website needs animated or interactive graphics then you should consider using SVG files in embedded or standalone forms. Google Now Indexes SVG files, so i bet other search engines will follow Google’s Lead to adopt SVG Files too.
