Can You Style SVG Background Images with CSS?

Styling SVG Background Images via CSS

Can you style an SVG when used as a background image using the same CSS file where it's set as the background?

While you can successfully position, scale, and clip SVG images (individually or as sprites), styling the SVG within the same CSS file that assigns it as a background image is not feasible.

Consider the following pseudo-CSS code, which aims to alter a shape's color based on its parent element's class:

element1 {
    background-image(icon.svg);
}

element1.black .svg-pathclass {
    fill: #000000;
}

element1.white .svg-pathclass {
    fill: #ffffff;
}

This approach, which assumes the SVG contains a path with the "svg-pathclass" class, is not workable.

The reason lies in the nature of SVGs and CSS. An SVG is a standalone document that can be prepared in a data URI or referenced externally. Once used as a background image in another file, it becomes an immutable image that cannot be modified by CSS.

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