var svg = d3.select("body").append('svg')
.attr('width',100)
.attr('height',100)
svg.append('circle')
.attr('cx',50)
.attr('cy',50)
.attr("r", 10)
.attr('fill',"red")
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v5.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p></p>
<p></p>
</body>
</html>