---
name: "gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgtk-4-bin"
version: "4.18.6+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg"
---

# gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg(1)

Symbolic icon conversion utility

## NAME

gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg - Symbolic icon conversion utility

## SYNOPSIS

```
gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg [OPTIONS...] <PATH> <WIDTH>x<HEIGHT>
```

## DESCRIPTION

**gtk4-encode-symbolic-svg** converts symbolic SVG icons into specially prepared PNG files. GTK can load and recolor these PNGs, just like original SVGs, but loading them is much faster.

**PATH** is the name of a symbolic SVG file, **WIDTH** x **HEIGHT** are the desired dimensions for the generated PNG file.

To distinguish them from ordinary PNGs, the generated files have the extension **.symbolic.png**.

## OPTIONS

- **-o, --output DIRECTORY**

  Write png files to **DIRECTORY** instead of the current working directory.

- **--debug**

  Generate PNG files of the various channels during the conversion. If these files are not monochrome green, they are often helpful in pinpointing the problematic parts of the source SVG.