Q:

What does the "a" instruction do in an SVG path?

I have read the relevant parts of the SVG specification and do know that "C" stands for cubic segment, "L" stands for line, et.c. but I can not find any documentation on what the "a" instruction does in a path.

A:

http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html#PathDataEllipticalArcCommands -- it's an elliptical arc with relative coordinates.

