kanjivg

This zip file contains all of the non-variant SVG files in the same format as they were in the repository at the time the release was made. This is the file which is recommended for most users who simply want a set of SVG graphics they can use immediately.

kanjivg-YYYYMMDD-all.zip

This zip file contains all of the SVG files, including the variant forms, in the same format as they were in the repository at the time the release was made.

kanjivg-YYYYMMDD.xml.gz

The file kanjivg-YYYYMMDD.xml.gz contains all of the non-variant SVG files in one large XML structure. This is the format in which KanjiVG was first released. However, although this format will not be removed, it should now be considered obsolete, and is only provided for users who want to keep using "legacy" software written with the old format. This file is generated by kvg.py.

Source code files

These are the entire repository's source code files. These are generated by github.

Utilities

The main utility is kvg.py. Releases are generated using the updatepublic.sh shell script. There is some Python library code in kanjivg.py for manipulating the files. The file make-index.pl is for making an index of the kanji files called kvg-index.json which is used by the viewer at the kanjivg website. Unfortunately this needs to be part of this repository in order that the Javascript viewer can work properly.