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Though the SVG Specification primarily focuses on vector graphics markup language, its design includes the basic capabilities of a page description language ( PDL ), like Adobe's PDF.

It contains provisions for rich graphics, and is also compatible with CSS for styling purposes.

It is unlike XHTML, whose primary purpose is communication of content, not presentation, and therefore specifies objects to be displayed but not where to place such objects.

Conversely SVG is an ideal PDL for print-oriented uses, as it contains all the functionality required to place each glyph and image in a chosen location on the final page.

A much more print-specialized subset of SVG ( SVG Print, authored by Canon, HP, Adobe and Corel ) is a W3C Working Draft.