# Observable Cell Behavior for yield-ed vs return-ed animated svg element

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**Created:** [September 18, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/observable-cell-behavior-for-yield-ed-vs-return-ed-animated-svg-element/5590 "2021-09-18T10:32:01Z")\
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Not sure why, but if you make an HTML cell it updates the SVG element

```auto
${svg2}

```

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