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  <title>createElementNS wrong svg</title>
  <style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;padding:1.5rem;} pre{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:0.75rem;}</style>
</head>
<body>
  <button id="btn" type="button">Compare wrong vs right svg</button>
  <pre id="out">Click the button</pre>
  <script>
    document.getElementById("btn").addEventListener("click", function () {
      var wrong = document.createElement("svg");
      var right = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "svg");
      document.getElementById("out").textContent = [
        "wrong HTMLUnknownElement: " + (wrong instanceof HTMLUnknownElement),
        "wrong SVGSVGElement: " + (wrong instanceof SVGSVGElement),
        "right SVGSVGElement: " + (right instanceof SVGSVGElement),
        "wrong.namespaceURI: " + wrong.namespaceURI,
        "right.namespaceURI: " + right.namespaceURI
      ].join("\n");
    });
  </script>
</body>
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