SVG & Figma Integration for Designers

September 5, 2025 • 6 min read

The Missing Link Between Design & Code

Figma has been an essential tool for UX designers, but exporting designs to SVG code often leads to bloated and inefficiency. Today we’ll explore how to create clean, performant SVGs directly within Figma using modern techniques that maintain your design intent.

Why Care About SVG Optimization?

• Scalable without quality loss
• Smaller file sizes compared to raster images
• Can be styled and animated with CSS
• Perfect for responsive designs

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Step 1: Prepare Figma Layers

1. Select all artboards with shift key
2. Group related components with Ctrl+G
3. Rename all elements meaningfully in the right panel
4. Convert text to outlines for consistent rendering

Step 2: Export Settings

Step 3: Cleaning Your SVG

Figma's exported SVGs often include unnecessary attributes. Use an SVG minifier like SVGOMG to optimize:

• Remove redundant IDs and classes
• Combine similar path elements
• Optimize decimal precision
• Remove Figma metadata

Real World Integration

After optimizing your SVG, you can integrate it into any web project. Here's a Tailwind powered component demo:

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