How do you open an SVG code snippet in Adobe Illustrator?

How do you open an SVG code snippet in Adobe Illustrator? How do you save the SVG code snippets in VS Code in SVG format?

Working with an SVG file.

How do you open an SVG code snippet in Adobe Illustrator?

To do this, you have to save the SVG code snippets in VS Code in SVG format.

Sometimes we want to transfer SVG code into Adobe Illustrator to work with it visually. But as they are generally saved in HTML format, we cannot see the graphic format in Adobe Illustrator. That is why we have to save the SVG code snippet in SVG format. But how will you do that?

To save an SVG code snippet in its proper SVG format instead of HTML format using VS Code, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the SVG file in VS Code: Launch VS Code and navigate to the directory where your SVG file is located. Open the file in the editor by either using the file explorer or selecting "File" > "Open File" from the menu.

2. Select and copy the SVG code: Highlight the entire SVG code within the file by clicking and dragging the cursor over the code, or by pressing "Ctrl + A" to select all. Then, copy the selected code by pressing "Ctrl + C" (Windows/Linux) or "Cmd + C" (Mac).

3. Open a new file: Create a new file in VS Code by selecting "File" > "New File" from the menu or using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + N" (Windows/Linux) or "Cmd + N" (Mac).

4. Paste the SVG code: In the newly created file, paste the previously copied SVG code by pressing "Ctrl + V" (Windows/Linux) or "Cmd + V" (Mac).

5. Save the file with the .svg extension: To save the file in SVG format, click on "File" > "Save As" or use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + Shift + S" (Windows/Linux) or "Cmd + Shift + S" (Mac). Choose a suitable location to save the file and provide a file name ending with the .svg extension, such as "myfile.svg".

Once you've saved the file with the .svg extension, VS Code will recognize it as an SVG file. You can now use this file independently as an SVG image or open it in any compatible software to view or further edit it.

But to do so, to save an svg code snippet into svg format and not in html format, I required an SVG extension to be installed on the VS code editor.

I asked ChatGPT about it, and it replied that

"Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. In VS Code, the process of saving an SVG code snippet into an SVG file format doesn't require any specific extension. The steps I provided earlier can be followed without the need for additional extensions.

VS Code inherently supports saving files with different extensions, including SVG. As long as you follow the steps to copy the SVG code, create a new file, paste the code into the new file, and save it with the .svg extension, you should be able to save the file in SVG format without any additional extensions.

I apologize for any confusion caused and thank you for bringing it to my attention."

However, I required the SVG extension that I installed on VS code editor. That's all I know.