SVG limitations

When an app or a user uploads an SVG file to Canva, there are certain limitations that need to be accounted for. This page contains a complete list of all of the constraints.

File size

For most users, the maximum file size for SVGs is 3MB. If a user is a contributor, the maximum file size for SVGs is 10MB.

Download timeouts

The SVG image should be downloadable from the server within 5 seconds. The import process times out if this is not the case.

Elements

Some SVG elements (tags) are not allowed. If an app attempts to upload a file with any of the listed elements, the upload will fail.

Animation elements

• animate
• animatemotion
• animatetransform
• discard
• mpath
• set

Deprecated elements

• altglyph
• altglyphdef
• altglyphitem
• cursor
• glyph
• glyphref
• missing-glyph
• tref

Font elements

• font
• font-face
• font-face-format
• font-face-name
• font-face-src
• font-face-uri

Unsafe elements

• a
• foreignobject
• script
• switch

Attributes

Some attributes are either not allowed in SVG files or have certain restrictions.

Blocked attributes

• crossorigin
• lang
• media
• onload
• ping
• referrerpolicy
• rel
• rendering-intent
• requiredextensions
• requiredfeatures
• systemlanguage
• tabindex
• transform-origin
• unicode
• vector-effect

Restricted attributes

• The URL in a href attribute must not point to a location that exists outside of the SVG.
• The style attribute must not use the mix-blend-mode property.
• All id attributes must be unique.