inline_svg makes it easy to embed and manipulate SVGs directly in Rails views, enabling accessible icons and illustrations that can be styled with CSS without additional HTTP requests.
Setup is simple: add the gem, place your SVGs in the configured folder (typically `app/assets/images`), and call the `inline_svg` helper in views.
It integrates with the asset pipeline or import maps, and works nicely alongside ViewComponent and Tailwind.
Strengths include performance from inlining, flexibility in styling, and improved accessibility; weaknesses are potential HTML size increases if you inline very large SVGs repeatedly.
Setup is simple: add the gem, place your SVGs in the configured folder (typically `app/assets/images`), and call the `inline_svg` helper in views.
It integrates with the asset pipeline or import maps, and works nicely alongside ViewComponent and Tailwind.
Strengths include performance from inlining, flexibility in styling, and improved accessibility; weaknesses are potential HTML size increases if you inline very large SVGs repeatedly.