How to import SVG into Next.js component?

Question

I am trying to import an SVG image from file into a Next.js component.

In the assets folder I have google.svg (icon):

<svg className="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="37" viewBox="0 0 25 25">
    <g fill="none" fillRule="evenodd">
      <path
        d="M20.66 12.693c0-.603-.054-1.182-.155-1.738H12.5v3.287h4.575a3.91 3.91 0 0 1-1.697 2.566v2.133h2.747c1.608-1.48 2.535-3.65 2.535-6.24z"
        fill="#4285F4"
      />
      <path
        d="M12.5 21c2.295 0 4.22-.76 5.625-2.06l-2.747-2.132c-.76.51-1.734.81-2.878.81-2.214 0-4.088-1.494-4.756-3.503h-2.84v2.202A8.498 8.498 0 0 0 12.5 21z"
        fill="#34A853"
      />
      <path
        d="M7.744 14.115c-.17-.51-.267-1.055-.267-1.615s.097-1.105.267-1.615V8.683h-2.84A8.488 8.488 0 0 0 4 12.5c0 1.372.328 2.67.904 3.817l2.84-2.202z"
        fill="#FBBC05"
      />
      <path
        d="M12.5 7.38c1.248 0 2.368.43 3.25 1.272l2.437-2.438C16.715 4.842 14.79 4 12.5 4a8.497 8.497 0 0 0-7.596 4.683l2.84 2.202c.668-2.01 2.542-3.504 4.756-3.504z"
        fill="#EA4335"
      />
    </g>
  </svg>

I need to import that SVG inside of this inside of the Next.js component:

import googleLogo from '../assets/google.svg';

class Login extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <LoginLayout title="Login Page">
        <div>
          <Link href="/auth/google">
            <a className="button">
              <div>
                <span className="svgIcon t-popup-svg">
                  {googleLogo}   // <---- import here icon
                </span>
                
              </div>
            </a>
          </Link>
        </div>
      </LoginLayout>
    );
  }
}

I installed this package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/next-images

and set configuration based on that documentation in next.config.js:

const withCSS = require('@zeit/next-css');
const withSass = require('@zeit/next-sass');
const withImages = require('next-images');

module.exports = withCSS(
  withSass({
    webpack: (config) => config,
    distDir: '../_next'
  }),
  withImages({
    exclude: path.resolve(__dirname, 'client/assets/svg'),
    webpack(config, options) {
      return config;
    }
  })
);

Why my import of SVG does not work?

Why would you exclude the svg fodler you are trying to work with in your webpack config? — GifCo
That is mistake, I didn't thing of that when i copy paste code. — Mark James
After trying some configurations from the internet, I found it easy to pass the location of the svg image, to the img tag or <Image /> imported from 'next/image'. — Ali Baghban

ak85 ak85 · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-23T13:23:59

Another approach would be to make a component for your svg. I like this approach because I can easily pass in props for width, height color etc if required on the svg.

//GoogleLogo.js
import React from "react";
export default function GoogleLogo() {
  return (
    <svg className="svgIcon-use" width="25" height="37" viewBox="0 0 25 25">
      <g fill="none" fillRule="evenodd">
        <path
          d="M20.66 12.693c0-.603-.054-1.182-.155-1.738H12.5v3.287h4.575a3.91 3.91 0 0 1-1.697 2.566v2.133h2.747c1.608-1.48 2.535-3.65 2.535-6.24z"
          fill="#4285F4"
        />
        <path
          d="M12.5 21c2.295 0 4.22-.76 5.625-2.06l-2.747-2.132c-.76.51-1.734.81-2.878.81-2.214 0-4.088-1.494-4.756-3.503h-2.84v2.202A8.498 8.498 0 0 0 12.5 21z"
          fill="#34A853"
        />
        <path
          d="M7.744 14.115c-.17-.51-.267-1.055-.267-1.615s.097-1.105.267-1.615V8.683h-2.84A8.488 8.488 0 0 0 4 12.5c0 1.372.328 2.67.904 3.817l2.84-2.202z"
          fill="#FBBC05"
        />
        <path
          d="M12.5 7.38c1.248 0 2.368.43 3.25 1.272l2.437-2.438C16.715 4.842 14.79 4 12.5 4a8.497 8.497 0 0 0-7.596 4.683l2.84 2.202c.668-2.01 2.542-3.504 4.756-3.504z"
          fill="#EA4335"
        />
      </g>
    </svg>
  );
}

and in your file from above.

  import GoogleLogo from "./GoogleLogo";

  class Login extends React.Component {
    render() {
      return (
        <LoginLayout title="Login Page">
          <div>
            <Link href="/auth/google">
              <a className="button">
                <div>
                  <span className="svgIcon t-popup-svg">
                    <GoogleLogo />
                  </span>

                </div>
              </a>
            </Link>
          </div>
        </LoginLayout>
      );
    }
  }

How to import SVG into Next.js component?

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