RFC 7996 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
SVG Drawings for RFCs: SVG 1.2 RFC
Overview
RFC 7996, “SVG Drawings for RFCs: SVG 1.2 RFC”, is an Informational document published in December 2016 by N. Brownlee. It has since been updated by RFC 9920. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9896 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies SVG 1.2 RFC -- an SVG profile for use in diagrams that may appear in RFCs -- and considers some of the issues concerning the creation and use of such diagrams.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2016
- RFC 7995 PDF Format for RFCs
- RFC 7997 The Use of Non-ASCII Characters in RFCs
- RFC 7994 Requirements for Plain-Text RFCs
- RFC 7998 "xml2rfc" Version 3 Preparation Tool Description
- RFC 7993 Cascading Style Sheets Requirements for RFCs
- RFC 7999 BLACKHOLE Community
- RFC 7992 HTML Format for RFCs
- RFC 8000 Requirements for NFSv4 Multi-Domain Namespace Deployment