You can nest SVG elements

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Recently I heard in a podcast that nested SVGs are valid. 😲

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <!-- some SVG content -->
    <svg>
        <!-- some inner SVG content -->
    </svg>
<svg>

What a suprise! After googling around a bit, I found two fantastic posts by Sara Soueidan.

Go, read and bookmark them! Sara's articles are always excellent.

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