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Posted by Mark Brady
Mark Brady
6,239 Points

Downloading pics for your site

I am on the first project for the tech degree and they have me download a zip file to work with. The problem is that when I download and extract the zip file the images are svg document files, so I can't use them with my project. The pics are supposed to be social icons.

Any advice? Did I download the file wrong? If you need more info, please, ask me.

1 Answer

Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points
Brendon Butler
Brendon Butler
4,254 Points

I assume your project is a web based project? If so, you should be able to use SVG images. I will leave some resources below.

One benefit of the SVG format, is scaling. So it will look sharp on any device.

Using SVG

Do I use <img>, <object>, or <embed> for SVG files?

SVG to PNG - for converting svg files to the png format

Mark Brady
Mark Brady
6,239 Points

I'm using an older laptop with windows 7 and that may be causes issues according to your resources, right? The converter doesn't work with the svg document file I have for some reason.