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Step 1: Install the next-images package To use SVG files in Next.js, you need to install the next-images package. This package allows you to import and use SVG files as React components in your Next.js project. You can install it by running the following command:

npm install next-images

Step 2: Configure Next.js to use next-images After installing the next-images package, you need to configure Next.js to use it. To do this, create a next.config.js file in the root of your Next.js project. In this file, you can add the following code:

const withImages = require('next-images');

module.exports = withImages();

This code imports the next-images package and adds it as a plugin to Next.js.

Step 3: Import and use SVG files Once you have installed and configured next-images, you can import and use SVG files in your Next.js components. To import an SVG file, you can use the import statement and specify the path to the SVG file. For example:

import Logo from '../path/to/logo.svg';

After importing the SVG file, you can use it as a React component in your JSX code. For example:

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Logo />
    </div>
  );
}

In this example, the Logo component represents the SVG file imported from ../path/to/logo.svg.

Step 4: Import and use SVG files with CSS If you want to apply CSS styles to your SVG file, you can import it as a React component and use CSS classes or inline styles. For example, you can define a CSS class in your CSS file:

.logo {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
}

Then, you can apply the CSS class to the SVG component in your JSX code:

import Logo from '../path/to/logo.svg';
import styles from '../path/to/styles.css';

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Logo className={styles.logo} />
    </div>
  );
}

In this example, the Logo component is given the logo CSS class, which applies the specified styles to the SVG component.

That's it! You have now learned how to use SVG files in Next.js by installing the next-images package, configuring Next.js to use it, and importing and using SVG files in your components.