A ring, keyhole or outlined letter can turn into a solid shape even though none of its points disappeared. The question is how the path defines its inside. A smaller white shape placed over a larger one is another possibility, but it creates a white patch rather than a transparent opening.

Work on one affected symbol before changing a whole sticker pack. The procedure below separates the fill rule, the underlying geometry and the stage where the appearance changes. The compact SVG is an explanatory example, not a report of an export test.

Identify what currently creates the opening

In your vector editor, inspect the affected object and the objects above it. A genuine opening can belong to a compound path containing outer and inner subpaths. It can also be produced by a clipping or masking construction. Those are different representations and should not be repaired with the same blind operation.

Move the drawing temporarily over a colored inspection background. A white patch that remains white is a separate painted object, not an empty center. Undo the temporary move after checking. Keep the inspection background outside the exported selection so that a diagnostic aid does not become part of the sticker.

Compare the two fill rules on one compound path

An SVG path can contain several closed subpaths in its d attribute. The default nonzero rule takes their direction into account. With two nested outlines drawn in the same direction, the center can remain filled. evenodd instead uses the parity of crossings, making the nested center empty in this simple example.

Create a separate SVG with the code below. The outer square spans 12–108 and the inner square 38–82. With evenodd, the small square describes a transparent opening. Change only the rule to nonzero and compare in a browser. The two contours here run in the same direction, so the center becomes filled.

xml
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 120 120">
  <path fill="#2864a5" fill-rule="evenodd"
        d="M12 12 H108 V108 H12 Z
           M38 38 H82 V82 H38 Z"/>
</svg>

Choose a repair that matches the artwork

If the compound path is already correct, explicitly retaining its intended fill rule may be enough. If an export operation split the outer and inner contours into independent filled objects, putting evenodd on both objects will not subtract one from the other. They must form the intended compound geometry.

In a vector editor, a Boolean difference can subtract a smaller shape from the outer one. Work on duplicates and check which selected object is the cutter before applying it. The result must have a real opening; simply grouping two objects or setting the inner object to zero opacity does not cut through the outer shape.

Do not apply evenodd to every path indiscriminately. Where filled shapes overlap intentionally, a changed rule can create unwanted holes. Review letters, badges and decorative intersections individually.

Find the first version where the opening changes

Compare the editor, the saved standalone SVG, the converter preview without added movement, and the downloaded TGS. Keep the same symbol, colors and canvas throughout. If the standalone file already has a filled center, repair the SVG export. If it changes only later, preserve both files as a focused reproduction.

SVG to TGS supports SVG fill rules; a filled center is not evidence that every compound path must be redrawn. Check whether a style overrides the attribute, whether the inner path was separated, or whether another object is covering the opening. The missing-elements guide covers the broader case where several different SVG features change together.

  1. Export just the affected icon while retaining its required compound path.
  2. Use one solid fill and remove unrelated effects from the diagnostic copy.
  3. Change one representation at a time and keep the last version that matched.

Review the opening at the intended display size

A technically transparent hole can still disappear visually when it is very narrow. Compare a small preview with the enlarged editor view. If the symbol becomes unreadable only at small sizes, widen the essential opening in the source rather than changing a correct fill rule.

After the appearance agrees, add the intended movement and watch the opening through complete loops. Conversion requires Telegram login; selected SVG files are sent for diagnostics. Keep the editable source and the successful export together, so a later change to the icon does not reintroduce a white cover or split its compound path.

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