Type your text on a live artboard, choose a bundled font or upload your own TTF/OTF/WOFF, and export the exact same look as clean SVG paths. Built for logos, social graphics, Cricut, Silhouette, Glowforge, laser cutting, CNC, and engraving — free, instant, and 100% in your browser.
WHY TEXTTOSVG
This text to SVG converter turns what you type into clean SVG outline paths you can scale, edit, and cut — all without leaving your browser.
Text to SVG conversion makes every glyph an editable path built from the font outline, so it stays razor-sharp at any size and drops straight into your design or cutting software. There is no tracing, no auto-vectorizing artifacts, and no resolution to worry about — just clean geometry that matches the font exactly.
HOW IT WORKS
Converting text to SVG takes four quick steps — no design skills, no software to install, and no account. Type a word and you have a clean, scalable SVG file moments later.
Enter any word, name, or short phrase to convert text to SVG. The live preview redraws as you type, so you can see exactly how every letter will look before you export anything.
Start from bundled open-source typefaces, or upload your own TTF, OTF, or WOFF file when you need the exact brand or display font.
Adjust the font size, fill color, and letter spacing, or flip on outline-only mode to get the stroke paths that cutting and engraving machines expect.
Copy SVG markup with one click, or download SVG, JSX, TSX, PNG, and PDF. The whole text to SVG conversion runs in your browser, so your text and custom fonts are never uploaded.
USE CASES
Once you convert text to SVG, the outline paths drop cleanly into design, cutting, and fabrication tools — here are the jobs people reach for them most.
Convert text to SVG, then import the paths into Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio to cut vinyl decals, iron-on lettering, and stickers without tracing a single curve by hand.
Send crisp outline paths to Glowforge, LightBurn, or xTool for engraved signs, acrylic name plates, and wooden ornaments that stay sharp at any size.
Feed clean vector geometry into your CAM software for routed signage, inlays, and machined lettering with predictable, repeatable toolpaths.
Convert text to SVG to turn a wordmark into scalable paths you can open in Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma, then refine the kerning and shapes into a finished logo.
Use outline paths as a clean starting point for digitizing lettering, appliqué shapes, and heat-transfer designs in your embroidery software.
Convert text to SVG and embed lightweight, resolution-independent text as inline SVG so headlines and badges look razor-sharp on every screen — with no font file to load.
THE BASICS
Converting text to SVG traces the letters you type into vector outline paths — the same kind of geometry a designer would draw by hand. Instead of storing your words as editable characters that depend on a font being installed, each glyph is captured from the font outline and saved as pure shapes. The result looks identical on every device and in every app, with no missing-font surprises.
When you convert text to SVG, the output is vector rather than pixels, so it scales without limit. A wordmark exported as SVG paths is just as crisp on a business card as it is on a billboard, and the file stays tiny. Raster formats like PNG and JPG bake in a fixed resolution and blur when enlarged; vector paths carry no resolution at all — only the math that describes each curve.
Cutting, engraving, and CNC machines follow paths, not letters. They need the outline of each shape to know where the blade, laser, or bit should travel. Converting your text to SVG outline paths up front removes the guesswork: the geometry is final, editable in any vector editor, and ready to feed straight into Cricut Design Space, LightBurn, or your CAM software.
Every text to SVG conversion runs locally in your browser, so your text never touches a server and your designs stay private. Keep the fill on while you position your layout, then switch to outline-only when you are ready to export stroke paths. Nudge up the letter spacing for vinyl and laser work, where letters that touch can be hard to weed or cut apart.
FAQs
Text to SVG conversion turns your typed text into true SVG vector outline paths (<path> elements) built from the chosen font's glyph shapes — not an editable <text> tag and not a pixel image. The result scales to any size with no quality loss and can be edited in tools like Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma.
Yes. Because text to SVG produces real outline paths, it imports cleanly into Cricut Design Space, Silhouette Studio, Glowforge, LightBurn, and most CNC and laser software. Turn on "outline only" when you need stroke paths for cutting or engraving.
No. Text to SVG conversion bakes the font in as shapes, so the SVG looks identical everywhere, even on devices that do not have the font installed.
No. The entire text to SVG conversion runs locally in your browser using fonts loaded by the page. Your text never leaves your device, which keeps your designs private.
The text to SVG converter is free to use. The bundled fonts are open-source under the SIL Open Font License, which permits commercial use; if you add your own font, follow that font's license for commercial projects.
The tool includes open-source starter fonts, and you can upload local TTF, OTF, or WOFF font files for much more variety. Uploaded fonts stay in your browser and are converted into SVG paths, so the exported artwork keeps the same appearance without requiring the font later.
When you convert text to SVG, fill mode exports each letter as a solid filled shape, which is what you want for logos, stickers, and on-screen graphics. Outline-only mode exports just the stroked contour of each glyph, which is what laser cutters, vinyl cutters, and engravers follow when they trace a path. You can switch between them before downloading.
Yes. You can set the font size, pick any fill color, and adjust letter spacing right in the converter. Because text to SVG output is a vector path, the size you choose is only a starting point — the SVG scales to any dimension later without losing quality.
SVG is a universal vector format. You can open the file in Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape (free), Figma, and Affinity Designer, as well as most cutting and CAD tools and any modern web browser. You can also paste the copied SVG markup straight into HTML or a design file.
Yes. The converter runs in any modern mobile browser, so you can type, choose a font, and download the SVG without installing an app. A larger screen just makes fine-tuning the spacing and color a little easier.
Yes. Type a phrase or multiple lines and they are converted into a single SVG made of outline paths. Use auto-size for a snug canvas or fixed canvas dimensions for social posts, banners, and logo lockups.
Yes. SVG is the primary output, and the same generated artwork can also be downloaded as React JSX, React TSX, PNG, or PDF.
Type, pick a font, and download clean SVG vector paths in seconds — free and right in your browser.