How can a SVG sprite be made using independent SVG images? - svg

Question

How can I combine SVG icons from http://raphaeljs.com/icons/ to make a CSS Sprite.
When I do this:
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<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
width="30em" height="160em" viewBox="0 0 30 160" enable-background="new 0 0 30 160" xml:space="preserve">
<g id="icons">
<g id="linkedin">
<path d="M27.25,3.125h-22c-1.104,0-2,0.896-2,2v22c0,1.104,0.896,2,2,2h22c1.104,0,2-0.896,2-2v-22C29.25,4.021,28.354,3.125,27.25,3.125zM11.219,26.781h-4v-14h4V26.781zM9.219,11.281c-1.383,0-2.5-1.119-2.5-2.5s1.117-2.5,2.5-2.5s2.5,1.119,2.5,2.5S10.602,11.281,9.219,11.281zM25.219,26.781h-4v-8.5c0-0.4-0.403-1.055-0.687-1.213c-0.375-0.211-1.261-0.229-1.665-0.034l-1.648,0.793v8.954h-4v-14h4v0.614c1.583-0.723,3.78-0.652,5.27,0.184c1.582,0.886,2.73,2.864,2.73,4.702V26.781z"
/>
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<g id="github">
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the SVG icons overlap. How can I modify these to have an offset between two icons?
For instance, the one similar to http://dbushell.com/demos/css-sprites/sprite.svg

Answer 1

Try to replace the 2nd M command to m command.
"M" means absolute position, "m" means relative position.
so,
<M 500 800 ｍ28.436,15.099c-1.201-0.202-2.…