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How to resize SVG to fill its container in ReactJS?

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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