SVG Metadata Inspector
Inspect SVG files: view viewBox, dimensions, element tree, embedded fonts, color palette, and file size breakdown.
- Element tree viewer
- Color palette extraction
- Font detection
- Size breakdown
Deep-Inspect and Audit SVG Graphics
Audit SVG code file size breakdowns, parse DOM element trees, extract custom HSL color swatches, identify embedded font references, and check metadata namespaces.
XML Metadata Headers
Understand DOCTYPES, namespaces, Sodipodi, and Inkscape metadata wrappers that bloat your code.
Palette Extraction
Automatically crawls fill and stroke attributes, resolving color values nested under group layers.
Google Fonts Scanner
Verify that the font families referenced in text tags are loaded or embedded correctly in stylesheets.
Understanding SVG File Structures & Metadata
An SVG file is essentially an XML document (`image/svg+xml`). Because of this, it contains structured nodes, namespaces, namespaces declarations, styling rules, definitions, and descriptive headers.
Why Clean Up Editor Namespaces?
Vector design tools like Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Inkscape, or Sodipodi inject redundant configuration schemas into SVGs when exporting. These attributes (like `sodipodi:docname` or `inkscape:connector-curvature`) are only useful inside those respective editors. When serving SVGs in browser web apps, these layers add useless bytes. Removing editor nodes using our cleanup utilities can shrink file sizes by up to 40%.
CSS Stylesheet Priority
SVGs can be styled in three distinct ways: presentation attributes (stroke="red"), an inline style string (style="stroke: red"), or stylesheet rules. The order matters, and it is not the order you would guess: a presentation attribute is the weakest of the three, below any stylesheet rule and below the inline style. This inspector resolves paint the same way, so the colour it reports is the colour a browser draws.
Ready to optimize, recolor, or animate your vectors?
Now that you have inspected the element breakdown, perform actions like cleaning namespaces, recoloring swatches, or auditing accessibility contrast:
Who uses SVG Metadata Inspector?
Common workflows and use cases for this tool
Asset Auditing
Inspect what an SVG file contains before integrating into production code.
How SVG Metadata Inspector works
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Upload or paste your file
Drag & drop your file into the tool, paste from clipboard, or enter a URL. Supports SVG, PNG, JPEG, and WEBP up to 5MB free.
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Configure settings
Adjust the available options to suit your needs. All settings are applied in real-time with an instant preview.
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Download your result
Click Download to save your optimized, converted, or processed file. No watermarks on free exports.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I use this to find what fonts an SVG uses?
- Yes. We detect embedded fonts and referenced font families in SVG text nodes.