title: SVG code in DOM directly vs as css background source: effect on DOM traversal
body: <p><em>Disclaimer: I searched but could find any factual answer to this question.</em></p>
  
  <p>I have to use a lot of svg images in my webapp. Should I directly dump the svg code in a DOM element multiple times, or should I use it as a css background property and apply the css class to these elements?</p>
  
  <p>Background: I always wonder that increasing your dom length will have adverse affect on the DOM traversal but I do like the fact of using css to change the property of svg elements in the dom, instead of making new images.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have any comparison of such sorts?</p>