Convert text elements in SVG images into paths

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Hello,

When Typst renders a document as SVG, all text is converted to path elements. That’s exactly what I need. However, when I embed an SVG image with text elements into the Typst file, the resulting SVG still contains the text elements. Would it be possible with Typst to also convert text in embedded SVGs to paths?

The Typst file uses the SVG image test_font.svg that contains a text element:

#set page(width: 100mm, height: 100mm, margin: 1mm)
#set text(size: 48pt, font: ("Liberation Sans"), fallback: false)

1234ABCDE
#image("test_font.svg")

test_font_svg: test_font|0x0

thank you

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Hi!
I can reproduce your description. It looks like that test_font.svg is inlined as an <image> with xlink:href set to data:image/svg+xml;base64,<test_font.svg encoded as base64>" in the final SVG.

The source code also confirms it: If #image("a.svg") contains a <text>, what will typst do when exporting to SVG? - Search | DeepWiki

Therefore, I’m afraid you have to preprocess test_font.svg before you pass it to typst.
If you need this feature, you can submit an issue. So far, no one has mentioned the exact feature on GitHub Issues.

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Hi Y.D.X,

thanks you for your reply. I will file an issue.

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