Can SVGO remove the xmlns attribute?

[davewhitley]

For example, this svg:

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<path d="M22 16h-4V8c0-1.105-.895-2-2-2H8V2H6v4H2v2h4v8c0 1.105.895 2 2 2h8v4h2v-4h4v-2zM8 16V8h8v8H8z"/>
<path fill="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z"/>
</svg>

would be converted to:

<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<path d="M22 16h-4V8c0-1.105-.895-2-2-2H8V2H6v4H2v2h4v8c0 1.105.895 2 2 2h8v4h2v-4h4v-2zM8 16V8h8v8H8z"/>
<path fill="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z"/>
</svg>

I tried looking through the documentation and couldn't find anything about the xmlns attribute. Thanks in advance.

[waldyrious]

Ironically, the xmlns attribute is the only thing required to produce a valid svg file. See https://github.com/mathiasbynens/small/blob/master/svg.svg?short_path=5fda422 (or try validating the second code snippet as SVG in http://validator.nu)

[davewhitley]

Thank you! I'll leave the attribute in.

[GreLI]

You can write a simple plugin. When there are several SVGs inlined in HTML there is no real need to keep xmlns in each one.