SVG: stretching an image

Question

I\'m playing around with the SVG tutorial and I simply loaded an image like this:

Answer 1

It is also possible scale and change the aspect ratio of an SVG by using pure CSS:

transform: scale(x, y);

Answer 2

Set preserveAspectRatio="none" on the SVG element:

<svg viewBox="0 0 500 500" preserveAspectRatio="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" >