Icons can be delivered as PNG or SVG. Each format has trade-offs.
SVG advantages
- Scales to any size without quality loss
- Small file size for simple shapes
- Can be styled with CSS (colour, stroke)
- Accessible and animatable
When to use PNG
- Complex or photographic imagery
- Very small fixed sizes (e.g. 16×16) where SVG overhead isn’t worth it
- Fallbacks for older browsers if needed
For most UI icons, SVG is the better choice. Use our SVG to PNG tool when you need raster exports for specific contexts.