AVIF and SVG explained
AVIF stores still images using the AV1 video codec's intra-frame compression. It generally achieves the smallest files of any widely supported format, and it handles wide colour gamut and HDR, which JPEG cannot.
SVG is not a picture of an image — it is XML describing shapes, paths and text. Because it stores instructions rather than pixels, it renders perfectly at any size, from a favicon to a billboard.
- Where AVIF files come from
- Performance-focused websites and modern image pipelines.
- Where SVG is used
- Design tools like Figma and Illustrator, and icon libraries.