Example


<svg width="8cm" height="4cm" viewBox="0 0 800 400" version="1.1">
     <desc>Example lingrad01 - fill a rectangle using a linear gradient paint server</desc>
     <g>
          <defs>
               <linearGradient id="MyGradient">
                    <stop offset="5%" stop-color="#F60"/>
                    <stop offset="95%" stop-color="#FF6"/>
               </linearGradient>
          </defs>
          <rect fill="none" stroke="blue" x="1" y="1" width="798" height="398"/>
          <rect fill="url(#MyGradient)" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" x="100" y="100" width="600" height="200"/>
     </g>
</svg>
Original SVG source