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SVG Sprite Generator
Merge several SVG icons into a single sprite of symbol elements with stable IDs and viewBoxes, plus the use markup to reference them.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
Design & Color
SVG Sprite Generator
Frontend preview — no upload or external service.
Sprite output
9 icons merged into one sprite: <symbol id="icon-search" viewBox="0 0 24 24">… referenced as <svg><use href="#icon-search"/></svg>.
How the SVG Sprite Generator works
- Add the SVG icons that belong in one set — same grid size gives the cleanest result.
- Set an ID prefix so sprite IDs cannot collide with other IDs on the page.
- Choose currentColor if the icons should inherit text colour, then copy the sprite and the use snippet.
FAQ
Why use a sprite instead of separate files?
One request instead of many, and a single place to change an icon. It also lets CSS colour the icon through currentColor, which separate img tags cannot do.
Why must each symbol keep a viewBox?
Because the viewBox is what lets the icon scale to whatever size the use element is given. A symbol without one renders at a fixed size and ignores your CSS.
Inline or external sprite?
Inline avoids an extra request and works everywhere. An external file caches across pages but needs same-origin serving to be referenced by use.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | A design app | A style guide PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stable prefixed IDs | ✓ | Manual | Yes |
| currentColor conversion | ✓ | ✗ | Sometimes |
| Ready-to-paste use markup | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Files stay on your device | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
SVG Sprite Generator handles the fiddly parts — viewBoxes, ID collisions, and stripping hardcoded fills so CSS can take over the colour.