---
title: convertPathData
svgo:
  pluginId: convertPathData
  defaultPlugin: true
  parameters:
    applyTransforms:
      description: If to apply transforms.
      default: true
    applyTransformsStroked:
      description: If to apply transforms to paths with a stroke.
      default: true
    makeArcs:
      description: If to convert from curves to arcs when possible. This is an object with two properties, `threshold` and `tolerance`.
    straightCurves:
      description: If to convert curve commands that are effectively straight lines to line commands.
      default: true
    convertToQ:
      description: If to convert cubic Bézier curves to quadratic Bézier curves when they effectively are.
      default: true
    lineShorthands:
      description: If to convert regular lines to an explicit horizontal or vertical line where possible.
      default: true
    convertToZ:
      description: If to convert lines that go to the start to a `z` command.
      default: true
    curveSmoothShorthands:
      description: If to convert curves to smooth curves where possible.
      default: true
    floatPrecision:
      description: Number of decimal places to round to, using conventional rounding rules.
      default: 3
    transformPrecision:
      description: Number of decimal places to round to, using conventional rounding rules.
      default: 5
    smartArcRounding:
      description: Round the radius of circular arcs when the effective change is under the error. The effective change is determined using the [sagitta](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagitta_(geometry)) of the arc.
      default: true
    removeUseless:
      description: Remove redundant path commands that don't draw anything.
      default: true
    collapseRepeated:
      description: Collapse repeated commands when they can be merged into one.
      default: true
    utilizeAbsolute:
      description: If to convert between absolute or relative coordinates, whichever is shortest.
      default: true
    negativeExtraSpace:
      default: true
    forceAbsolutePath:
      description: If to always convert to absolute coordinates, even if it adds more bytes.
      default: false
---

Optimize path commands found in `<path>`, `<glyph>`, and `<missing-glyph>` elements. Path commands are the syntax used in the `d` attribute, each character represents an instruction to draw paths.

:::info

You can get more context on path commands on [MDN Web Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/d#path_commands).

:::

This plugin uses multiple techniques to either reduce the number of instructions or reduce the attribute length:

- Convert between relative or absolute coordinates, whichever is shortest.
- Convert between commands. For example, a Bézier curve that behaves like a straight line might as well use a line instruction.
- Remove redundant commands. For example, a command that moves to the current position can be removed.
- Trim redundant delimiters and leading zeros.
- Round numeric values using conventional rounding rules.

You can read more about the plugins capabilities by going through the individual parameters.