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Glossary Design & Media

SVG

SVG (scalable vector graphics) is an XML-based image format that describes shapes rather than pixels, so it stays sharp at any size.

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It suits logos, icons and diagrams, and can be edited as text or styled with CSS. An optimiser removes editor metadata and rounds numbers to shrink the file; convert to PNG when a pixel image is required.

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SVG to PNG Converter

Rasterize an uploaded SVG vector file into a PNG at a custom pixel size, then download the result.

SVG Optimizer

Strip comments, metadata, and unnecessary whitespace from SVG markup to shrink file size.

See also

  • Glossary PNG
    PNG is a lossless image format with transparency, well suited to screenshots, logos and graphics with text or flat colours.
  • Glossary XML
    XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a text format that describes data with nested, named tags, such as <name>Ana</name>.
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