Icons made in Inkscape and Photoshop do not have colors changed via CSS

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The user danielabc is having trouble changing the color of icons made in Photoshop via CSS, unlike icons downloaded from Google. renato explains that the issue is that the Photoshop icon is a PNG embedded in SVG, not a true vector SVG. danielabc asks how to create vector icons, and other users suggest tools like Inkscape, Affinity Designer, and Illustrator. twofoursixeight also offers a workaround using Photoshop’s magic eraser to convert PNGs to SVGs. danielabc thanks everyone for the advice.

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I made some icons to put on my forum, I made these icons in Photoshop, but when I change their colors via CSS they don’t change, all the other icons that I downloaded from the google site change, except the icons that I I did it in photoshop

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the svg icon downloaded from the google site that symbolizes the news has its color changed by the css

the TV icon that I made in photoshop does not change the color by CSS

svg news

<symbol id="news">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48"><path d="M7.75 41.8q-1.5 0-2.525-1.025T4.2 38.25V8.95q0-1.05.525-1.25.525-.2 1.275.5l1.35 1.4 2.1-2.1q.2-.25.55-.4.35-.15.65-.15.35 0 .675.15.325.15.625.35L14 9.6l2.1-2.15q.25-.2.575-.35.325-.15.675-.15.35 0 .675.15.325.15.575.4l2.05 2.1 2.15-2.15q.2-.2.525-.375T24 6.9q.35 0 .65.175.3.175.6.375l2.1 2.15 2.1-2.1q.2-.25.55-.4.35-.15.65-.15.35 0 .675.15.325.15.625.35L34 9.6l2.1-2.15q.25-.2.575-.35.325-.15.675-.15.35 0 .675.15.325.15.575.4l2.05 2.1 1.4-1.4q.7-.7 1.25-.5.55.2.55 1.25v29.3q0 1.5-1.05 2.525T40.3 41.8Zm0-2.9h14.8V25.05H7.1v13.2q0 .3.175.475t.475.175Zm17.75 0h14.8q.3 0 .475-.175t.175-.475v-4.8H25.5Zm0-8.4h15.45v-5.45H25.5ZM7.1 22.15h33.85V15.6H7.1Z"/></svg>

</symbol>

svg TV

<symbol id="tv">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
  <image id="Camada_1" data-name="Camada 1" x="6" y="36" width="188" height="128" xlink:href="data:img/png;base64,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"/>
</svg>


</symbol>

css

#my-gradient-1 {
    --color-stop-1: #01cafb;
    --color-stop-2: #87fc9d;
}

#my-gradient-2 {
    --color-stop-1: #01cafb;
    --color-stop-2: #87fc9d;
    --color-stop-3: #01cafb;
}

.svg-icon, .svg-icon-title {
    
   
    /* targets only chat icon */
    &.d-icon-news {
        fill: url(#my-gradient-2) var(--header_primary-low-mid);
    }
    &.d-icon-tv {
        fill: url(#my-gradient-2) var(--header_primary-low-mid);
    }
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Your TV icon is an embedded PNG (xlink:href="data:img/png...), not actually a SVG.

You need a SVG with proper vector paths so the browser can apply the fill color.

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Does Photoshop not make vector normally? What program can I make vector and save as normal svg?

4

Inkscape is a good and free vector graphics software.

5

I use Affinity Designer. It’s not free but it’s not Adobe price either :sweat_smile:

6

If you’re already in the Adobe ecosystem, Illustrator would be the tool you’re looking for.

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When using photoshop, you can easily convert the .png into a .svg and delete the white spots using magic eraser.

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thanks for answers