ExampleEdit
by moob
HTML
<!-- Learn about this code on MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/symbol -->
<svg class="source">
<symbol id="sym01" viewBox="0 0 150 110">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" stroke-width="8" stroke="red" fill="red" />
<circle cx="90" cy="60" r="40" stroke-width="8" stroke="green" fill="white" />
</symbol>
</svg>
<hr />
<svg class="mySymbolInstance1">
<use xlink:href="#sym01" />
</svg>
<hr />
<svg class="mySymbolInstance2">
<use xlink:href="#sym01" width="100" />
</svg>
<hr />
CSS
svg.source {
display: none;
}
/* svgs have a default size of 300x150 */
svg.mySymbolInstance1 {
width: 50px;
height: 90px;
}
svg.mySymbolInstance2 {}