What happens when you convert SVG to HTML
How to convert SVG to HTML online
- Press "Choose SVG files" and select one or more files, or drag them onto the box. You can add files of any size your device can hold in memory.
- There are no settings to choose: the converter keeps everything the target format can hold.
- Press "Convert to HTML". Nothing large needs to download; the page is written in a moment.
- Save each HTML with its download button. Close the tab and every trace of the files is gone from memory.
Why convert SVG to HTML?
SVG files usually come from logos, icons, charts and illustrations on the web. People convert them to HTML because HTML opens in any browser and keeps headings, lists, tables and links.
In short, SVG is good at what it was made for, and HTML is the more practical choice when the file has to open, upload or print somewhere else. SVG renders natively in every browser, while HTML opens in every web browser.
How to convert SVG to HTML on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android
On Windows
Open this page in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, drag your SVG files in from File Explorer, and press Convert. Each HTML is saved to your Downloads folder.
On a Mac
Safari, Chrome and Firefox all work. Drag the SVG files from Finder onto the drop zone and the HTML files land in Downloads.
On iPhone and iPad
Open the page in Safari and tap Choose SVG files. You can pick from Photos or from the Files app. The converted HTML appears in Files, in the Downloads folder.
On Android
Open the page in Chrome, tap Choose SVG files and pick them from Files or your gallery. The HTML is saved to the Download folder, where any file manager can find it.
Best settings for SVG to HTML
There are no settings: the SVG is read and written as a standalone HTML page.
The output is UTF-8, so accented letters and other alphabets are kept exactly.
SVG vs HTML: the differences
| SVG | HTML | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scalable Vector Graphics | HyperText Markup Language |
| Type | image | document |
| Created by | the World Wide Web Consortium | Tim Berners-Lee |
| First released | 2001 | 1993 |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | Yes | n/a |
| Animation | Yes | n/a |
| Vector or raster | Vector | n/a |
| Colour | any colour, described as shapes rather than pixels | n/a |
| What it holds | any colour, described as shapes rather than pixels | text with tags for headings, lists, links, tables and images |
| In a browser | renders natively in every browser | opens in every web browser |
| Common uses | logos, icons, charts and illustrations on the web | web pages, emails and documents meant to be read in a browser |
| MIME type | image/svg+xml | text/html |
About SVG and HTML files
What is an SVG file?
SVG describes shapes as text instructions, so it stays sharp at any size and a simple logo can be under 5 KB. Turning it into pixels fixes it at one resolution, so choose the output size before converting.
What is an HTML file?
HTML is the language of web pages. A converted document saved as HTML keeps its headings, lists, tables and links and opens in any browser.
SVG to HTML not working? Common problems
- The result is empty. For PDFs, this means the pages are images without a text layer; use OCR through JPG to TXT instead.
- Some formatting is missing. Plain text and simple HTML have no place for page layout, fonts or colours; only structure and words are kept.
- Characters show as boxes in the PDF. The embedded font does not cover that script, such as Chinese or Hindi.
Convert SVG to HTML from the command line
Pandoc converts between document formats on the command line:
pandoc input.svg -o output.htmlThe converter on this page does the same job in your browser, without installing anything.
SVG to HTML converter FAQ
Will I lose quality converting SVG to HTML?
The text and its structure are kept; the page layout of the SVG is not.
Why is the HTML a different size from the SVG?
Plain text and simple HTML contain only words and tags, so the result is usually much smaller than the original.
Are my SVG files uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs inside this browser tab using code on this page that places the SVG in a web page, so your files stay on your device. You can disconnect from the internet after the page and converter engine have loaded and it still works.
Can I convert several SVG files to HTML at once?
Yes. Select or drop as many files as you like; they are converted one after another and each gets its own download button.
How do I open an HTML file?
HTML opens in every web browser. HTML is common for web pages, emails and documents meant to be read in a browser.
Is this SVG to HTML converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you convert. The site is paid for by advertising, and because conversions run on your device there is no server cost per file.
Can I convert SVG to HTML on my phone?
Yes. The converter works in Safari on iPhone and iPad and in Chrome on Android. Converted files are saved to the Downloads folder.