# Create SVG Charts From TikZ ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/literature **Created**:: [[2023-05-11]] **Tags**:: #latex ## Synopsis Install packages: ```shell sudo tlmgr install standalone dvisvgm ``` Use the tex template ```tex \documentclass[dvisvgm,tikz]{standalone} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[very thick] \useasboundingbox (2,2) -- (-2,-2); \node (a) at (-1,-1) {A}; \node (b) at (1,1) {B}; \path (a) edge[->] (b); \end{tikzpicture} \end{document} ``` Generate DVI first, then convert DVI to SVG using `dvisvgm` ```shell latex pic.tex dvisvgm --clipjoin --bbox=papersize --page=1- pic.dvi ```