Pasting SVG directly into code often creates inconsistent props and hard-coded values. This guide gives you a clean React + TypeScript icon workflow.
1) Normalize SVG Input
- Clean unnecessary groups, metadata, and inline styles before conversion.
- Preserve viewBox so component scaling remains predictable.
- Rename IDs and masks to avoid collisions when multiple icons render on one page.
2) Generate a Type-Safe Component
- Use TypeScript props extending SVG props for full IntelliSense support.
- Default width/height and allow overrides from parent usage.
- Replace fixed fills with currentColor when icons should inherit text color.
3) Integrate into a Design System
- Store icons in a predictable folder and export from a single barrel file.
- Apply lint rules or tests to block invalid SVG attributes in CI.
- Document usage examples for semantic size tokens and aria labels.