SVG use element can do exactly what the OP desires. SVGs can be inlined in html and html can be inlined in SVG too. I never understand why web devs learn html a

SVG use element can do exactly what the OP desires. SVGs can be inlined in html and html can be inlined in SVG too. I never understand why web devs learn html and then stop there instead of also learning svg which looks just like html, but with a lot more power.