How do I remove comments from an SVG file?

Paste the SVG and click Remove comments. All blocks are deleted from the markup.

Do SVG comments affect rendering?

Browsers ignore comments when drawing. They still add bytes and can leak internal notes in shipped files.

No. Only XML comments are removed. CDATA used for real content is left alone by this action.

Yes if the comments are export noise. Keep comments only when they document intentional authoring notes.

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How do I remove comments from an SVG file?: Paste the SVG and click Remove comments. All  blocks are deleted from the markup.
Do SVG comments affect rendering?: Browsers ignore comments when drawing. They still add bytes and can leak internal notes in shipped files.
Are CDATA sections treated as comments?: No. Only XML comments are removed. CDATA used for real content is left alone by this action.
Should I strip comments before committing SVG icons?: Yes if the comments are export noise. Keep comments only when they document intentional authoring notes.

Strip metadata → Clean SVG file → Reduce size →

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