How to load an SVG icon in QIcon with currentColor support?

Kevin Hoang

I'm trying to load an SVG icon into QIcon while supporting currentColor. The SVG file contains elements using fill="currentColor", and I want it to take the color from the color property of the parent widget (e.g., QPushButton).

Here’s my current approach:

QIcon icon(":/icons/my_icon.svg");
button->setIcon(icon);
button->setStyleSheet("QPushButton { color: red; }");

However, the icon remains black instead of inheriting the button's text color.

Is there a built-in method in Qt to support this behavior, or do I have to manually render the SVG with the correct color before setting it in QIcon?

Christian Ehrlicher

QtSvg does not support this yet. There is also a bug report about this.
You can modify the svg file on disk for example.

Kevin Hoang

It's unfortunate that QtSvg doesn't support currentColor yet. Do you happen to have a link to the bug report? I'd like to track its progress.
For now, modifying the SVG file on disk could be an option, but I was hoping for a more dynamic solution.

Thanks!