SVG Format Guide
SVG — Scalable Vector Graphics, the W3C standard for resolution-independent 2D vector graphics on the web
About SVG Format
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation. Developed by the W3C since 1999, SVG is an open standard that defines graphics in XML text format, making SVG files human-readable and editable with any text editor.
SVG files can contain vector shapes (paths, rectangles, circles), text elements, embedded images, CSS styling, JavaScript interactivity, gradients, filters, and animations. As a source format for text conversion, the converter extracts text content from SVG text and tspan elements, making it available in various document and data formats.
Advantages
- Resolution-independent — scales to any size without quality loss
- XML-based plain text — human-readable and version-control friendly
- Native web standard supported by all modern browsers
- CSS styling and JavaScript interactivity support
- Small file sizes for simple graphics
- Accessibility — text elements are searchable and selectable
- Animation support (SMIL and CSS animations)
Disadvantages
- Not suitable for photographic or complex raster images
- File size grows with graphic complexity
- Text content may be minimal in purely graphical SVGs
- Complex SVGs can impact browser rendering performance
- Security considerations with embedded scripts
Available Conversions
Extract SVG text to AsciiDoc format
Extract SVG text to AsciiDoc markup
Convert SVG text to Kindle e-book
Encode SVG content in Base64
Extract SVG text to BBCode markup
Export SVG text content to CSV
Convert SVG text to Word document
Extract SVG text to DocBook XML
Convert SVG text to Word OOXML
Convert SVG text to EPUB e-book
Convert SVG text to EPUB3 e-book
Convert SVG text to FictionBook
Encode SVG content in hexadecimal
Extract SVG text to HTML page
Convert SVG text to INI format
Extract SVG text to JSON structure
Convert SVG text to LaTeX source
Export SVG text as log file
Extract SVG text to Markdown
Extract SVG text to MD format
Convert SVG text to MediaWiki markup
Convert SVG text to Mobipocket e-book
Convert SVG text to OpenDocument
Extract SVG text to Org-mode
Convert SVG text to PDF document
Convert SVG text to PowerPoint
Convert SVG text to Java Properties
Extract SVG text to reStructuredText
Convert SVG text to Rich Text Format
Generate SQL from SVG text content
Convert SVG text to StarOffice Writer
Extract SVG text to TeX source
Extract SVG text to plain text
Convert SVG text to Textile markup
Convert SVG text to TOML format
Export SVG text to tab-separated values
Extract SVG text to plain text file
Convert SVG text to Wiki markup
Export SVG text to Excel spreadsheet
Convert SVG data to structured XML
Convert SVG text to YAML format
Convert SVG text to YML format