Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
SVG supports the built-in XML xml:space
attribute to handle whitespace characters inside elements. Child elements inside an element may also have an xml:space
attribute that overrides the parent's one.
Note: Instead of using the xml:space
attribute, use the white-space
CSS property.
This attribute influences how browsers parse text content and therefore changes the way the DOM is built. Therefore, changing this attribute's value through the DOM API may have no effect.
You can use this attribute with any SVG element.