--- title: Convert Complex SVG Shapes into CSS | daily.dev description: An SVG-to-CSS converter tool has been updated to support multiple SVG path elements, not just a single path. It merges multiple path elements by concatenating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/convert-complex-svg-shapes-into-css-vemvalkcb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Convert Complex SVG Shapes into CSS | daily.dev og:description: An SVG-to-CSS converter tool has been updated to support multiple SVG path elements, not just a single path. It merges multiple path elements by concatenating... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/convert-complex-svg-shapes-into-css-vemvalkcb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VemvALKcB.png og:image:alt: Convert Complex SVG Shapes into CSS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Convert Complex SVG Shapes into CSS **[CSS Tip](https://daily.dev/sources/csstip)** · 2 min read · 152 upvotes · 8 comments ## Summary An SVG-to-CSS converter tool has been updated to support multiple SVG path elements, not just a single path. It merges multiple path elements by concatenating their 'd' attribute values and converts them into a single CSS shape() function, producing responsive single-element code. A border-only version using border-shape is also available (Chrome-only). The technique works when paths form separate portions of the same shape, share the same color, and have no transforms applied. The author emphasizes that shape() is not a replacement for SVG but a proof-of-concept tool. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@gregerolsson** · 16 upvotes > The article ends with "Don't replace all your SVGs with CSS!". I struggle to think of a reason to replace a single SVG with CSS. What am I missing? **@allinonetools** · 13 upvotes > Nice update. Being able to merge multiple paths into one CSS shape makes it much easier to use complex SVG visuals without extra markup, as long as the paths are clean and consistent. **@hypnoticdata777** · 6 upvotes > Thanks for sharing! **@petecapecod** · 3 upvotes > Cool idea thanks for sharing **@hdnelson2024** · 3 upvotes > Excelente aporte ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Making Complex CSS Shapes Using shape\(\)](https://daily.dev/posts/making-complex-css-shapes-using-shape--mx2lk2uzh) · CSS-Tricks · 82 upvotes · 3 comments - [Let's Reshape the Web using border-shape\!](https://daily.dev/posts/let-s-reshape-the-web-using-border-shape--3k5ietyuk) · CSS Tip · 13 upvotes · 2 comments - [border-shape: the future of the non-rectangular web](https://daily.dev/posts/border-shape-the-future-of-the-non-rectangular-web-vgnytbmtd) · Una Kravets · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Get Ready For the Powerful CSS border-shape Property\!](https://daily.dev/posts/get-ready-for-the-powerful-css-border-shape-property--7ybzkqgpd) · CSS-Tricks · 131 upvotes · 12 comments - [border-shape – Frontend Masters Blog](https://daily.dev/posts/border-shape-frontend-masters-blog-3mflalhg6) · Frontend Masters · 63 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css), [#svg](https://daily.dev/tags/svg) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/convert-complex-svg-shapes-into-css-vemvalkcb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Convert Complex SVG Shapes into CSS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/convert-complex-svg-shapes-into-css-vemvalkcb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/convert-complex-svg-shapes-into-css-vemvalkcb"},"datePublished":"2026-04-13T11:36:30.657Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:36:51.952Z","description":"An SVG-to-CSS converter tool has been updated to support multiple SVG path elements, not just a single path. 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I struggle to think of a reason to replace a single SVG with CSS. What am I missing?","datePublished":"2026-04-14T07:32:28.040Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T07:33:10.002Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/VemvALKcB#c-EQTMdQRp7","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Greger Olsson","url":"https://daily.dev/gregerolsson","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/306822?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":16}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Nice update. Being able to merge multiple paths into one CSS shape makes it much easier to use complex SVG visuals without extra markup, as long as the paths are clean and consistent.","datePublished":"2026-04-14T03:10:15.707Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/VemvALKcB#c-QAMoPu5S0","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AllInOneTools","url":"https://daily.dev/allinonetools","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4ZT8QlF0--/f_auto/v1769790028/avatars/avatar_igzBsWloJeaegzm9bQltZ?_a=BAMAMiiu0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":13}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thanks for sharing!","datePublished":"2026-04-14T12:22:03.518Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/VemvALKcB#c-vi6Z8Dfgl","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Carlos Sanchez","url":"https://daily.dev/hypnoticdata777","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK9rxv96SsH67LK4ct8PutsZDJEGk4MdGsB1qcZ4X56YsgOb8qxmQ=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Cool idea thanks for sharing","datePublished":"2026-04-15T00:41:04.847Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/VemvALKcB#c-jzV9tkTx4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Peter Cruckshank","url":"https://daily.dev/petecapecod","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZJhQyKws--/f_auto/v1721235024/avatars/avatar_A9xh33q0QoxtkGoJRCosp"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Excelente aporte","datePublished":"2026-04-14T13:14:27.386Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/VemvALKcB#c-pyHK0oWlf","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Nelson Herrera Diaz","url":"https://daily.dev/hdnelson2024","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKBbRj88TYlOaJ4kRFbdoL0_hVu8B7CsygaLZTYDOGF4ONVmw=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}}]} ```