diff --git a/source/_posts/how-to-embed-svg.md b/source/_posts/how-to-embed-svg.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd50fd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/how-to-embed-svg.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +title: How to embed SVG without using img tag +date: 2019-06-01 +tags: +- SVG +- Web +--- + +Website usually embed SVG using `` tag or directly use the `` tag. Using `` tag prevents the use of CSS to change property of SVG. As for inline ``, I prefer to have a separate file that is easier to keep track. + + + +## Embed SVG file + +Utilise `` tag to embed an SVG file in `svg`. For example in this blog, I have a search button on the top right corner (I haven't implement it for mobile). This is how I embed the [search.svg](/svg/search.svg): + +```html + + Search + Search icon + + +``` + +
+ +The `` is for tooltip and `<desc>` stands for description and functions similarly to the `alt` attribute in `<img>`. These two tags are optional but recommended for [SEO purpose](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/114016?hl=en). + +The `viewBox` attribute is mandatory. I simply use the value from the SVG file. + +Notice `#search` value in the href attribute. It refers to the `id` attribute in the SVG file, which you need to manually add it. Following is an excerpt from the search.svg. + +``` +<svg id="search" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="..."/></svg> +``` + +That attribute is **mandatory**; using link alone like `<use href="/svg/search.svg"/>` would *not* work. Another thing to watch out is SVG minifier like [svgo](https://github.com/svg/svgo) (the only SVG minifier?). **svgo** removes the id attribute by default, via [cleanupIDs](https://github.com/svg/svgo/blob/master/plugins/cleanupIDs.js) plugin. + +To disable that plugin in CLI, +``` +svgo --disable=cleanupIDs test.svg -o test.min.svg +``` + +<br/> + +For [hexo-yam](https://github.com/weyusi/hexo-yam), +```json +neat_svg: + plugins: [{cleanupIDs: false}] +``` + +## img tag + +Currently, I use the following CSS, + +```css +svg { + fill: currentColor; +} +``` + +to set the SVG to use the same colour as the font's. The `fill` attribute is not supported in `<img>` tag. Since `<image>` property in SVG is [defined as a synonym](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/image) for `<img>`, it also shares similar limitation. So, the following method would not work, + +```html +<svg viewBox="0 0 512 512"> + <title>Search + Search icon + + +``` + +## object tag + +`` [tag](https://css-tricks.com/using-svg/#article-header-id-11) doesn't work inside an `` tag. + +Source: [CSS-Tricks.com](https://css-tricks.com/svg-use-external-source/) \ No newline at end of file