TTF to SVG Converter
This free TTF to SVG converter turns real font outlines into clean SVG vector paths, right in your browser. Type any text and download it as a ready-to-cut, ready-to-edit SVG — perfect for Cricut and Silhouette machines, laser cutting, logos, and editing letterforms in Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma. It accepts both .ttf and .otf files, can also export the entire font as a legacy SVG font file, and never uploads your font anywhere.
Drop a TTF or OTF file here
.ttf / .otf → SVG outlines · click to browse
Converts real font outlines to SVG vector paths, locally in your browser — ideal for Cricut, laser cutting, logos, and editing letterforms in Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma. “Download full SVG font” exports every glyph as a legacy SVG-font file.
How to convert TTF to SVG
- Drag your
.ttfor.otffile onto the upload area, or click to browse. - Type the text you want to vectorize — a name, a word, your logo text — and adjust the size and fill color. The SVG preview updates live.
- Click Download text as SVG to save the vector file, or Copy SVG code to paste it straight into a design tool or HTML.
- Need every glyph? Download full SVG font exports the whole font as a legacy SVG font file.
The output contains pure vector paths — the actual outlines from the font, not a traced screenshot — so it scales to any size with no quality loss. Everything runs locally in your browser; your font file never leaves your device.
Why convert a font to SVG?
- Cricut, Silhouette & laser cutting. Cutting machines need vector outlines, not installed fonts. Converting text to SVG paths gives the cutter exact letterform shapes, and the file works even on machines and design spaces that cannot load your font. The same applies to vinyl plotters, Scan N Cut, and embroidery digitizing software.
- Logos & wordmarks. Shipping a logo as SVG paths means it renders identically everywhere, with no font installation, no substitution, and no licensing complications on the viewer’s side.
- Editing letterforms. Once text is paths, you can reshape individual letters in Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity, or Figma — extend strokes, merge letters, or build custom lettering from a base font.
- Web graphics. Inline SVG text-as-paths renders identically in every browser with zero font loading.
Text-to-SVG vs full SVG font: which do you need?
| Output | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Text as SVG (recommended) | One compact SVG with your text as vector paths, correctly spaced and kerned | Cricut/laser projects, logos, stickers, signs, web graphics, editing in vector apps |
| Full SVG font | A legacy .svg font file containing every glyph in the font | Glyph extraction, font tooling, working with older pipelines that read SVG fonts |
Note that SVG fonts are a deprecated web format — modern browsers no longer load them via @font-face (use WOFF2 for the web instead). The full-font export is still useful as a data format for extracting individual glyph outlines.
Using your SVG in Cricut Design Space
- Type your word or phrase in the tool, pick a size, and click Download text as SVG.
- In Design Space, click Upload → Upload Image, browse to the downloaded
.svg, and add it to your canvas. - The letters arrive as cut-ready vector shapes — resize freely; there is no pixelation at any size.
- Script fonts tip: connected or overlapping letters come in as overlapping shapes. Select the design and use Weld (or Unite in Illustrator/Inkscape) so the machine cuts one continuous outline instead of slicing through the overlaps.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work for Cricut Design Space?
Yes — this is one of the most common uses. Type your word or name, download the SVG, and upload it to Design Space as an image. Because the letters arrive as vector paths, they cut cleanly at any size and you avoid Design Space font licensing and installation issues entirely.
Can I extract a single letter or glyph as SVG?
Yes — just type only that character in the text box and download. For bulk glyph work, Download full SVG font exports every glyph in the font in one file, each as its own outline.
Can I convert OTF files too?
Yes. The tool reads both TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType/CFF (.otf) files, and the SVG output is identical in both cases — pure vector paths.
Is the SVG a trace or the real outlines?
The real outlines. The tool reads the mathematical curves stored in the font and writes them directly into the SVG path, preserving exact letterform shapes, spacing, and kerning — much cleaner than auto-tracing an image of text.
Why does my text show blank in the preview?
The font probably has no glyphs for those characters (for example, typing Latin letters into a symbols-only or non-Latin font). Try characters the font actually contains.
Is it free and private?
Yes. Completely free, no signup, no watermarks. The conversion runs entirely in your browser with local processing, so your font file is never uploaded to any server.
Is it legal to convert a font to SVG?
Converting for your own projects is normally fine, but the font’s license (EULA) governs what you can do with the outlines — some licenses restrict logo use or redistribution of extracted artwork. Check your font’s license, especially for commercial work.