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HTML
<svg id="drawing" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
</svg>
JavaScript
$("#drawing").append($("<rect style='fill: blue' width='100' height='100' />"));
<svg id="drawing" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
</svg>
$("#drawing").append($("<rect style='fill: blue' width='100' height='100' />"));