diff --git a/svg-maker/README.md b/svg-maker/README.md
index 982502c..2923aee 100644
--- a/svg-maker/README.md
+++ b/svg-maker/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ canvas** — so mistakes surface as text even without the preview.
 Errors carry line numbers (`card.svgd: line 7: "four" is not a
 number — rect needs: rect <x> <y> <w> <h>`).
 
+The example above, rendered (this exact file is
+[`examples/gauge.svgd`](examples/gauge.svgd) → [`examples/gauge.svg`](examples/gauge.svg)):
+
+![gauge example](examples/gauge.svg)
+
 ## The .svgd format
 
 One element per line, `#` comments, `key=value` attributes last:
diff --git a/svg-maker/examples/gauge.svg b/svg-maker/examples/gauge.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b6b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svg-maker/examples/gauge.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 240 120" width="240" height="120">
+  <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="#12161f"/>
+  <rect x="8" y="8" width="224" height="104" fill="none" rx="10" stroke="#262d3a" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <circle cx="40" cy="60" r="22" fill="none" stroke="#3fca7c" stroke-width="6"/>
+  <path d="M30,60 L38,68 L52,50" fill="none" stroke="#3fca7c" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="5"/>
+  <text x="76" y="54" fill="#8a93a5" font-size="13">backups</text>
+  <text x="76" y="76" fill="white" font-size="17" font-weight="bold">all green</text>
+</svg>