Drawing Crosshairs with D3.js Using SVG Shapes
The JavaScript code below shows how to draw the crosshairs image above with D3.js using SVG circles and SVG lines.
JavaScript Code
var w = 600,
h = 600,
f = 'none',
s = '#000000',
so = 1,
sw = '20px',
svg = d3.select('#canvas').append('svg')
.attr('width', w)
.attr('height', h);
svg.append('circle')
.attr('cx', w / 2)
.attr('cy', h / 2)
.attr('r', 240)
.style('fill', f)
.style('stroke', s)
.style('stroke-opacity', so)
.style('stroke-width', sw);
svg.append('circle')
.attr('cx', w / 2)
.attr('cy', h / 2)
.attr('r', 60)
.style('fill', f)
.style('stroke', s)
.style('stroke-opacity', so)
.style('stroke-width', sw);
svg.append('line')
.attr('x1', w / 2)
.attr('y1', 0)
.attr('x2', w / 2)
.attr('y2', h)
.style('stroke', s)
.style('stroke-opacity', so)
.style('stroke-width', sw);
svg.append('line')
.attr('x1', 0)
.attr('y1', h / 2)
.attr('x2', w)
.attr('y2', h / 2)
.style('stroke', s)
.style('stroke-opacity', so)
.style('stroke-width', sw);
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