<svg viewBox="0 0 300 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <!-- A marker to be used as an arrowhead -->
    <marker
      id="arrow"
      viewBox="0 0 10 10"
      refX="5"
      refY="5"
      markerWidth="6"
      markerHeight="6"
      orient="auto-start-reverse">
      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" />
    </marker>
  </defs>

  <!-- A line with a marker -->
  <line
    x1="10"
    y1="10"
    x2="90"
    y2="90"
    stroke="black"
    marker-end="url(#arrow)" />

  <!-- A curved path with markers -->
  <path
    d="M 110 10
       C 120 20, 130 20, 140 10
       C 150 0, 160 0, 170 10
       C 180 20, 190 20, 200 10"
    stroke="black"
    fill="none"
    marker-start="url(#arrow)"
    marker-mid="url(#arrow)"
    marker-end="url(#arrow)" />
</svg>

<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <defs>
    <!-- Arrowhead marker definition -->
    <marker
      id="arrow"
      viewBox="0 0 10 10"
      refX="5"
      refY="5"
      markerWidth="6"
      markerHeight="6"
      orient="auto-start-reverse">
      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" />
    </marker>

    <!-- Dot marker definition -->
    <marker
      id="dot"
      viewBox="0 0 10 10"
      refX="5"
      refY="5"
      markerWidth="5"
      markerHeight="5">
      <circle cx="5" cy="5" r="5" fill="red" />
    </marker>
  </defs>

  <!-- Coordinate axes with an arrowhead in both directions -->
  <polyline
    points="10,10 10,90 90,90"
    fill="none"
    stroke="black"
    marker-start="url(#arrow)"
    marker-end="url(#arrow)" />

  <!-- Data line with polymarkers -->
  <polyline
    points="15,80 29,50 43,60 57,30 71,40 85,15"
    fill="none"
    stroke="grey"
    marker-start="url(#dot)"
    marker-mid="url(#dot)"
    marker-end="url(#dot)" />
</svg>

<svg viewBox="0 0 50 50" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <marker
    id="circle"
    markerWidth="6"
    markerHeight="6"
    refX="3"
    refY="3"
    markerUnits="strokeWidth">
    <circle cx="3" cy="3" r="2" stroke="context-stroke" fill="context-fill" />
  </marker>

  <style>
    path {
      marker: url(#circle);
    }
  </style>

  <path d="M 10,10 30,10 h 10" stroke="black" />
  <path d="M 10,20 30,20 h 10" stroke="blue" fill="red" />
  <path d="M 10,30 30,30 h 10" stroke="red" fill="none" />
  <path d="M 10,40 30,40 h 10" stroke="gray" fill="blue" stroke-width="1.5" />
</svg>