Illustrator SVG export function completely unusable

[suprmllr]

In the latest versions of Illustrator the SVG export function is inaccurate and adding artefacts to most paths. This is most evident in outlined fonts.

This is a major issue because we can’t currently use the 'Save as SVG' feature to generate SVG files.

However, copying the artwork and pasting it into an application like Figma works fine.

[Ton Frederiks]

Did you try to set the number of decimals to some higher number like 6 in the export dialog?

[suprmllr]

@Ton Frederiks

Thank you for your prompt response. Your suggested solution works!

However, there is still a bug: Illustrator isn’t saving the changed number of decimals that have been changed. If I quit Illustrator, the value resets to the value of 1—which isn’t an ideal default setting, by the way.

[Ton Frederiks]

Using Export as... in the latest 2025 as well as the new 2026 version, it stays at the number last used for me. 

[suprmllr]

Thank you for taking a closer look at this. However, the number of decimals will also reset in the 'Export as...' dialogue after restarting Illustrator on my machine. I am using Illustrator 30.0 on macOS 15.7 (24G222).