-A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Apart from
-LilyPond's own music glyphs, no other font information will be included.
-Any SVG viewer will therefore require the fonts be available to it for
-the proper rendering of both text and lyrics. It is recommended to not
-to use font @q{aliases} or @q{lists} in case the SVG viewer is unable to
-handle them. When using @emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the
-additional @code{--svg-woff} switch is required.
-@end multitable
-
-@noindent
-@strong{Note for backend svg output:}
-LilyPond's default fonts (@code{LilyPond Serif},
-@code{LilyPond Sans Serif} and @code{LilyPond Monospace}) are just
-@emph{local} font aliases. Therefore, when using the backend @code{svg}
-command you must explicitly define the default fonts in your source
-file;
+A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Music glyphs
+are encoded as vector graphics, but text fonts are @emph{not} embedded
+in the SVG files. Any SVG viewer will therefore need the relevant text
+fonts to be available to it for proper rendering of both text and
+lyrics. It is recommended to not use font @q{lists} or @q{aliases}
+in case an SVG viewer is unable to handle them. When using
+@emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the additional
+@code{--svg-woff} switch is required.