An SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a vector-based image format and its biggest feature is that you can increase its size without it getting fuzzier, unlike what happens with raster-graphics JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) or PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file. That's great for website development where images could be very small for smartphones and very large for big 4K monitors.
Recently I was trying to figure out why some emails I received from a local non-profit looked odd. After digging into the underlying code of one of those messages using Gmail's "Show original" feature, I determined that the oddness stemmed from missing images and all those images were SVGs. A little Internet search taught me that Gmail does not support SVGs. Case closed.
I love using SVGs for their scalability and frequently use FreeSVG to find images. You can explore them at the link below.
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