This example shows how to download an SVG file from a data URL in JavaScript.
Draws from
- StackOverflow: Convert embedded SVG to PNG in-place.
- Javascript, programmatically trigger file download in firefox
- Download Icon in Font-Awesome.
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Download SVG from Data URL
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| <!DOCTYPE html> | |
| <html> | |
| <head> | |
| <link | |
| href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> | |
| <meta charset="utf-8"> | |
| <title>Download SVG</title> | |
| <style> | |
| /* Make the download icon big. */ | |
| .download-button{ | |
| font-size: 32em; | |
| text-align: center; | |
| } | |
| /* Make the download icon look clickable when you hover over it. */ | |
| .download-button i { | |
| cursor: pointer; | |
| } | |
| </style> | |
| </head> | |
| <body> | |
| <script> | |
| // This SVG data is copied from | |
| // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5433806/convert-embedded-svg-to-png-in-place | |
| var dataURL = "data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%22-350%20-250%20700%20500%22%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cstyle%20type%3D%22text%2Fcss%22%20media%3D%22screen%22%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20svg%20%7B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.face%20%7B%20stroke%3A%23000%3B%20stroke-width%3A20px%3B%20stroke-linecap%3Around%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2Fstyle%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ccircle%20r%3D%22200%22%20class%3D%22face%22%20fill%3D%22red%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cpath%20fill%3D%22none%22%20class%3D%22face%22%20transform%3D%22translate(-396%2C-230)%22%20d%3D%22M487%2C282c-15%2C36-51%2C62-92%2C62%20c-41%2C0-77-25-92-61%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%22-60%22%20cy%3D%22-50%22%20r%3D%2220%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2260%22%20cy%3D%22-50%22%20r%3D%2220%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%3C%2Fsvg%3E"; | |
| // A data URL can also be generated from an existing SVG element. | |
| // function svgDataURL(svg) { | |
| // var svgAsXML = (new XMLSerializer).serializeToString(svg); | |
| // return "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(svgAsXML); | |
| // } | |
| function download(){ | |
| var dl = document.createElement("a"); | |
| document.body.appendChild(dl); // This line makes it work in Firefox. | |
| dl.setAttribute("href", dataURL); | |
| dl.setAttribute("download", "test.svg"); | |
| dl.click(); | |
| } | |
| </script> | |
| <div class="download-button" onclick="download()" title="Download as SVG file."> | |
| <i class="fa fa-download"></i> | |
| </div> | |
| </body> | |
| </html> |
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