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react-native-svg allows you to use SVGs in your app, with support for interactivity and animation.

Platform Compatibility

Android DeviceAndroid EmulatoriOS DeviceiOS SimulatorWeb

Installation

Terminal
npx expo install react-native-svg

If you're installing this in a bare React Native app, you should also follow these additional installation instructions.

API

import * as Svg from 'react-native-svg';

Svg

A set of drawing primitives such as Circle, Rect, Path, ClipPath, and Polygon. It supports most SVG elements and properties. The implementation is provided by react-native-svg, and documentation is provided in that repository.

SVG
import * as React from 'react';
import Svg, { Circle, Rect } from 'react-native-svg';

export default function SvgComponent(props) {
  return (
    <Svg height="50%" width="50%" viewBox="0 0 100 100" {...props}>
      <Circle cx="50" cy="50" r="45" stroke="blue" strokeWidth="2.5" fill="green" />
      <Rect x="15" y="15" width="70" height="70" stroke="red" strokeWidth="2" fill="yellow" />
    </Svg>
  );
}

Pro Tips

Here are some helpful links that will get you moving fast!

  • Looking for SVGs? Try the noun project.
  • Create or modify your own SVGs for free using Figma.
  • Optimize your SVG with SVGOMG. This will make the code smaller and easier to work with. Be sure not to remove the viewbox for best results on Android.
  • Convert your SVG to an Expo component in the browser using React SVGR.

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