# Smashing Animations Part 6: Splendid SVGs With And CSS Custom Properties

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- Published: 2026-06-16T02:11:42+00:00
- Author: News Team

SVG is among those web innovations that’s both elegant and, at times, irritating.
In this post, pioneering author and web designer Andy Clarke explains his strategy
for animating SVG elements that are concealed in the Shadow DOM.  [Source](https://smashingmagazine.com/2025/11/smashing-animations-part-6-svgs-css-custom-properties/)

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