🕵️‍♂️ SVG vs Shadow DOM in Selenium: A Tester’s Guide with Real-World Examples

Have you ever clicked an element in Selenium, only to watch nothing happen—again and again? Welcome to the world of SVGs and Shadow DOMs, where traditional locators fail and frustration often begins.

In this post, we’ll demystify these tricky elements, explain how to work with them in Selenium (Java), and walk through real-world examples that every automation engineer should know.

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🧩 What Are SVG and Shadow DOM?