SVG.toDataURL()

The missing SVG.toDataURL() for your SVG elements. Supports exporting as SVG+XML and PNG.

See original paper for more information on interfacing between SVG and Canvas.

Instructions

1. Include canvg if you need PNG support for unsupported browers (see compatibility below).
2. <script type="text/javascript" src="svg_todataurl.js"></script>
3. See butterfly_test.html for full example & compability test.

mySVGelement.toDataURL("image/png", {
    callback: function(data) {
        myIMGelement.setAttribute("src", data)
    }
})

API documentation inside svg_todataurl.js.

Compatibility

Test your browser with our butterfly test suite.

Works in all modern browsers. Some browsers require canvg for PNG exporting.

Compatibility as of October 2017. + yes, vv+ yes since version vv, - no support yet.

Browser     E x p o r t i n g  f o r m a t
            SVG+XML  PNG/canvg  PNG/native
IE           9+       9+         edge
Chrome       +        +          33+ ²
Safari       +        +          7.1+ ³
Firefox      +        +          11+ ¹
Opera        +        +          +

¹ Allow SVG-as-an-image to be drawn into a canvas without marking it as write-only
² Implement SVGImage::hasSingleSecurityOrigin() ³ Test Browser Support for SVG to Canvas

Notes

• SVG <image> elements only work if their src is a dataURL. External images, same domain or not, will not be rendered (but won't cause a security exception either).

Final

Licensed with the permissive MIT license, as follows.

Copyright (c) 2010,2012 Sampu-mon & Mat-san

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.