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* feat(tools): add seed/solution restore script

* chore(curriculum): remove empty sections' markers

* chore(curriculum): add seed + solution to Chinese

* chore: remove old formatter

* fix: update getChallenges

parse translated challenges separately, without reference to the source

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to English

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to Chinese

* refactor: remove unused challenge property 'name'

* fix: relax dashedName requirement

* fix: stray tag

Remove stray `pre` tag from challenge file.

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---
id: 587d7fa8367417b2b2512bcb
title: Learn About SVG in D3
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 301489
dashedName: learn-about-svg-in-d3
---
# --description--
<dfn>SVG</dfn> stands for <dfn>Scalable Vector Graphics</dfn>.
Here "scalable" means that, if you zoom in or out on an object, it would not appear pixelated. It scales with the display system, whether it's on a small mobile screen or a large TV monitor.
SVG is used to make common geometric shapes. Since D3 maps data into a visual representation, it uses SVG to create the shapes for the visualization. SVG shapes for a web page must go within an HTML `svg` tag.
CSS can be scalable when styles use relative units (such as `vh`, `vw`, or percentages), but using SVG is more flexible to build data visualizations.
# --instructions--
Add an `svg` node to the `body` using `append()`. Give it a `width` attribute set to the provided `w` constant and a `height` attribute set to the provided `h` constant using the `attr()` or `style()` methods for each. You'll see it in the output because there's a `background-color` of pink applied to it in the `style` tag.
**Note**
When using `attr()` width and height attributes do not have units. This is the building block of scaling - the element will always have a 5:1 width to height ratio, no matter what the zoom level is.
# --hints--
Your document should have 1 `svg` element.
```js
assert($('svg').length == 1);
```
The `svg` element should have a `width` attribute set to 500 or styled to have a width of 500px.
```js
assert($('svg').attr('width') == '500' || $('svg').css('width') == '500px');
```
The `svg` element should have a `height` attribute set to 100 or styled to have a height of 100px.
```js
assert($('svg').attr('height') == '100' || $('svg').css('height') == '100px');
```
# --seed--
## --seed-contents--
```html
<style>
svg {
background-color: pink;
}
</style>
<body>
<script>
const dataset = [12, 31, 22, 17, 25, 18, 29, 14, 9];
const w = 500;
const h = 100;
const svg = d3.select("body")
// Add your code below this line
// Add your code above this line
</script>
</body>
```
# --solutions--
```html
<style>
svg {
background-color: pink;
}
</style>
<body>
<script>
const dataset = [12, 31, 22, 17, 25, 18, 29, 14, 9];
const w = 500;
const h = 100;
const svg = d3.select("body")
.append("svg")
.attr("width", w)
.attr("height", h)
</script>
</body>
```