SVG Optimization Guide: Reducing Vector File Sizes for Modern Web Applications

# SVG Optimization Guide: Reducing Vector File Sizes for Modern Web Applications Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) are the gold standard for icons, logos, and illustrations on the modern web. However, design exports from Figma, Illustrator, or Sketch often contain hundreds of kilobytes of unnecessary XML comments, metadata tags, and redundant control points. ## Steps for SVG Optimization 1. **Remove Illustrator Metadata**: Strip out `xmlns:sketch`, `sketch:type`, and editor comments. 2. **Simplify Paths**: Merge overlapping shapes into single compound paths to reduce file byte count. 3. **Minify Markup**: Remove whitespace, collapse XML indentation, and round coordinate values to 2 decimal places.