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Last Updated : 18 Jan, 2021
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We can resize SVG to fill its container in ReactJS using the type props. We can add the following style to the SVG

CSS Syntax:

svg {
 width: inherit;
 height: inherit;
}

React Syntax:

<svg style = {{ width: "inherit", height:"inherit"}}
// Child elements
</svg>

Creating React Application:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:

cd foldername

Project Structure: It will look like the following.

Project Structure

App.js: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.

Javascript




import { React, Component } from "react";
  
class App extends Component {
  
  render() {
    return (
      <>
        <div style={{ backgroundColor: "#ddd", height: 200 }}>
          <MySvg width="20%" />
        </div>
        <br />
        <div style={{ backgroundColor: "#ddd", height: 300, width: 200 }}>
          <MySvg width="80%" />
        </div>
      </>
    );
  }
  
}
  
const MySvg = (props) => {
  return (
    // With Styling
    <svg style={{ width: "inherit", height: "inherit" }}
      version="1.1"
      viewBox="0 0 31.921 36.45"
      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
      {...props}
    >
      <g transform="translate(-20.655 -17.456)">
        <path
          d="m51.254 44.131-14.638 8.451-14.638-8.451v-16.902l14.638-8.451 
            14.638 8.451z"
          fill="none"
          stroke="#fb00ff"
          stroke-linejoin="round"
          stroke-width="2.6458"
        />
      </g>
    </svg>
  );
}
  
export default App


Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:

npm start

Output: 

  • Before applying the style props, the following will be the output:
  • After applying style props, the following will be the output:


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