An Illustrator document can contain more than ordinary vector paths. For a reliable SVG to TGS handoff, preserve the AI master and make an export copy with simple geometry and outlined lettering. Review the actual SVG, because exporting an effect successfully does not mean another animation renderer supports it.

Keep an editable AI master

Save the document in Illustrator format before making conversion-specific changes. Use a separate export copy for outlined text, expanded appearances and simplified details. These changes can be useful for a sticker while making the original artwork harder to edit.

Suppose a customer later changes the wording beneath a logo. An AI master lets you update the text normally. A folder containing only outlined SVG and TGS forces you to reconstruct lettering or locate the original font. Treat the SVG as a handoff artifact and the AI document as the design source.

Choose a single intended composition

Place the intended sticker on its own artboard and remove unrelated objects from that export area. Adobe documents File > Export > Export As and the Use Artboards option for exporting artboards. Confirm the selected range when a document contains several sticker concepts.

Do not automatically fit the artboard to the tightest visible artwork. A rotating mark or bouncing character needs space beyond its resting outline. Compare a centered composition with a tightly cropped version and choose the one that provides enough movement room without making the sticker unnecessarily small.

Check typography and complex appearances

Use outlined typography in the export copy so the result depends on paths instead of font availability. Inspect brushes, meshes, shadows and complex appearances separately. Some Illustrator features can become raster content or SVG effects, which is a different representation from editable vector contours.

A simple badge might need only a filled shield, a border and outlined initials. If it also includes a textured gradient mesh, decide whether that texture contributes at the final display size. Replacing it with a simpler treatment can improve compatibility without changing the core identity.

Choose export settings for understandable output

Adobe exposes styling, font, image and decimal-precision options for SVG export. Outlined fonts are useful here. Embedding an image may make an SVG self-contained, but it does not make that image suitable for TGS. Inspect the output when an image appears in the export copy.

Start with enough coordinate precision to preserve the silhouette. Aggressive rounding can distort tight corners or small lettering. Conversely, raising precision unnecessarily adds coordinate data. Compare two exports using the same artwork and motion, changing one setting at a time.

  1. Export a baseline SVG with readable settings.
  2. Open the SVG outside Illustrator.
  3. Inspect its silhouette, letters, holes and background.
  4. Only then compare more compact export settings.

Locate the stage where the appearance changes

Compare the AI artwork, the exported SVG and the TGS preview as separate stages. A problem already visible in SVG belongs to preparation or Illustrator export. A problem appearing only after conversion is more likely related to supported features, geometry or motion.

Keep the failing SVG alongside a short note such as “the inner hole disappears” rather than changing every setting at once. The converter requires Telegram login and sends a diagnostic copy when you select an SVG. Review the resulting file in Telegram before delivering a complete pack.

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