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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/start-simple-using-svgs-on-web/56bce86ec5074a2fb5cdc38f)

Comment [Start simple: using SVGs on web](https://hashnode.com/posts/start-simple-using-svgs-on-web/56bce86ec5074a2fb5cdc38f)

[Hippo](https://hashnode.com/@badrihippo)

[Feb 15, 2016](https://hashnode.com/posts/start-simple-using-svgs-on-web/56bce86ec5074a2fb5cdc38f/comment/56c19205fcaf10d65e10d55c)

I've always been wanting to do SVG, but at the last moment I get scared because I hear that some browsers won't support it and just show a blank space instead. So I end up exporting my Inkscapes to PNG and uploading 😛

This post has inspired me again, so let me ask—has the situation changed? Is SVG better supported now? With HTML5 and Canvas I'm guessing it has, but...just to make sure?

[Alkshendra Maurya](https://hashnode.com/@alkshendra)

[Feb 15, 2016](https://hashnode.com/posts/start-simple-using-svgs-on-web/56bce86ec5074a2fb5cdc38f/comment/56c19205fcaf10d65e10d55c#reply-56c19a50850906a7da47cd39)

Yup, The support is great!

As mentioned in the story, all modern browsers going till IE9 have support for SVGs. IE8 and older Android native browsers(4.0 and earlier) are a problem right now, you can use the SVG with a .png fallback as a workaround for that.

A detailed support guide can be seen here: [http://caniuse.com/#feat=svg](http://caniuse.com/#feat=svg)

[Hippo](https://hashnode.com/@badrihippo)

[Feb 16, 2016](https://hashnode.com/posts/start-simple-using-svgs-on-web/56bce86ec5074a2fb5cdc38f/comment/56c19205fcaf10d65e10d55c#reply-56c2d0a3fcaf10d65e10d651)

Oh, right. Thanks @alkshendra—I missed that section when reading it the first time 😛