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SVG help. Scalable Vector Graphics is a commonly used file format for providing a geometrical description of an image using basic objects such as labels, circles, lines, curves and polygons. An image can be reduced or enlarged to an arbitrary size, and will not suffer image data loss, nor will it become pixelated.
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML -based vector image format for defining two-dimensional graphics, having support for interactivity and animation. The SVG specification is an open standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium since 1999. SVG images are defined in a vector graphics format and stored in XML text files.
Inkscape. Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor for traditional Unix-compatible systems such as GNU / Linux, BSD derivatives and Illumos, as well as Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming ...
The procedure for adding images to articles is the same, regardless of whether the image was uploaded to Commons or directly to English Wikipedia. To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax [[File:Image name|thumb|Caption]] where you want the file to appear.
File:Google Logo.svg. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 512 × 170 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 106 pixels | 640 × 213 pixels | 1,024 × 340 pixels | 1,280 × 425 pixels | 2,560 × 850 pixels. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below.
File:Code.org logo.svg. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 81 × 80 pixels. Other resolutions: 243 × 240 pixels | 486 × 480 pixels | 778 × 768 pixels | 1,037 × 1,024 pixels | 2,074 × 2,048 pixels. This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below.
Use a program like Inkscape (free), Gimp (free) or Adobe Illustrator (not free) to read the SVG file and export to PNG. Use a website like cloudconvert.com (free) to upload the SVG file, convert, and download the raster file. In your browser, "print" the SVG image to PDF, and use a program (like Preview on a Mac) to export from PDF to PNG.
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.