Generally, there are two possibilities - embed style in
the document or link an external CSS file
using a processing instruction.
In the former case it is recommended to enclose
CSS rules in CDATA section.
Output
 |
| SVG version |
Source
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="howto_jj_svg_29_code_2.css" ?>
<svg width="100" height="30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" >
<text x="0" y="20">Red text</text>
</svg>
Source
text {fill: red; font-family: SansSerif}