How to convert an SVG to a data URL
To convert an SVG to a data URL, upload the file or paste the markup into the SVG to Data URL tool. It minifies the markup, encodes it into a compact data URI, and gives you both the raw data URL and a ready-to-paste CSS background-image line you can drop straight into a stylesheet.
Because the tool runs client-side in your browser, your SVG is never uploaded. That keeps the optimize-and-encode path private and instant, with no signup, whether you start from a .svg file or pasted markup.
- Upload an .svg file or paste markup
- Minify the markup automatically
- Copy the data URL
- Copy a CSS background-image snippet
Why a data URL beats manual encoding
Encoding an SVG into a data URL by hand is error-prone, especially with special characters that must be escaped correctly, and the source markup usually still needs cleanup first. The SVG to Data URL tool keeps optimizing and encoding in one place so the output just works.
Inlining an SVG as a data URL removes an extra network request, which can help small icons load faster as CSS backgrounds. This tool minifies before encoding to keep the resulting data URI as compact as possible.