The reason, why it is path and not circle seems to be, that circle element doesen't support arc and segment. Read http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/shapes.html#CircleElement
The reason, why it is path and not circle seems to be, that circle element doesen't support arc and segment. Read http:// www.w3. org/TR/ SVG11/shapes. html#CircleElem ent