javascripthtmlwebsvgviewbox

Why does path not fit inside SVG viewbox?

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Expected Behavior: Icon to fit only the area of the 24 x 24 viewbox.

Actual Behavior: The svg tag takes up the correct area of 24 x 24 but the path element is not contained inside of the 24 x 24 area.

How would I be able to have the path be constrained to the 24 x 24 area and not go over? Currently this is what my svg tag looks like.

<a href="#">
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
       <path d="M15.99 2a13.99 13.99 0 0 0-5.1 27.03c-.13-1.11-.23-2.81.05-4.02l1.64-6.96s-.41-.84-.41-2.07c0-1.95 1.13-3.4 2.53-3.4 1.2 0 1.77.9 1.77 1.97 0 1.2-.76 2.99-1.16 4.66-.33 1.39.7 2.53 2.07 2.53 2.49 0 4.4-2.63 4.4-6.4 0-3.35-2.41-5.69-5.85-5.69a6.05 6.05 0 0 0-6.32 6.07c0 1.2.46 2.49 1.04 3.19.12.14.13.26.09.4l-.39 1.59c-.06.25-.21.31-.47.18-1.73-.83-2.81-3.39-2.81-5.44 0-4.41 3.2-8.47 9.25-8.47 4.85 0 8.63 3.46 8.63 8.09 0 4.83-3.04 8.71-7.26 8.71-1.42 0-2.75-.74-3.2-1.61l-.88 3.33a15 15 0 0 1-1.74 3.67A13.97 13.97 0 0 0 30 16.01 14.02 14.02 0 0 0 15.99 2z">
       </path>
    </svg>
</a>

Solution

  • Remember, the viewBox doesn't have to match your dimensions, so adjust your viewBox - that's what it's there for! The viewBox settings below seems to work. (I scaled up the SVG size and added a 1px border red to show the effect).

    svg {
border: 1px solid red;
}
      <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="240px" height="240px" viewBox="1.6 2 28.73 27.99">
       <path d="M15.99 2a13.99 13.99 0 0 0-5.1 27.03c-.13-1.11-.23-2.81.05-4.02l1.64-6.96s-.41-.84-.41-2.07c0-1.95 1.13-3.4 2.53-3.4 1.2 0 1.77.9 1.77 1.97 0 1.2-.76 2.99-1.16 4.66-.33 1.39.7 2.53 2.07 2.53 2.49 0 4.4-2.63 4.4-6.4 0-3.35-2.41-5.69-5.85-5.69a6.05 6.05 0 0 0-6.32 6.07c0 1.2.46 2.49 1.04 3.19.12.14.13.26.09.4l-.39 1.59c-.06.25-.21.31-.47.18-1.73-.83-2.81-3.39-2.81-5.44 0-4.41 3.2-8.47 9.25-8.47 4.85 0 8.63 3.46 8.63 8.09 0 4.83-3.04 8.71-7.26 8.71-1.42 0-2.75-.74-3.2-1.61l-.88 3.33a15 15 0 0 1-1.74 3.67A13.97 13.97 0 0 0 30 16.01 14.02 14.02 0 0 0 15.99 2z">
       </path>
    </svg>