diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f80f7cb..c8b157a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ Your card lives at a URL. Drop it in your profile README, your portfolio, anywhe
 [![My GitFut card](https://gitfut.com/YOUR_USERNAME.png)](https://gitfut.com/YOUR_USERNAME)
 ```
 
+> **Tip:** some platforms (like GitHub profile READMEs) render SVG more reliably than PNG from external sources. Use `.svg` instead:
+> ```md
+> [![My GitFut card](https://gitfut.com/YOUR_USERNAME.svg)](https://gitfut.com/YOUR_USERNAME)
+> ```
+
 | | |
 |---|---|
 | **`gitfut.com/<username>.png`** | your card, as a live image |
+| **`gitfut.com/<username>.svg`** | same card, SVG format (better for GitHub READMEs) |
 | **`gitfut.com/<username>`** | the full scout report |
 | **`?country=XX`** | override the flag (e.g. `?country=DZ`) |
 
diff --git a/app/api/card-svg/[username]/route.ts b/app/api/card-svg/[username]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1fc45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/card-svg/[username]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// SVG wrapper for the embeddable card image.
+// gitfut.com/<username>.svg → here (via next.config rewrite).
+//
+// Returns a minimal SVG that embeds the existing PNG card via an <image> element.
+// This lets users embed their card in contexts that only accept SVG (e.g. GitHub
+// profile READMEs that block <img src="...png"> from external domains). The SVG
+// itself is tiny - the PNG is still served by the card-image route and cached at
+// the CDN; this route just wraps it. No rendering, no fonts, no sharp.
+//
+// Usage:  ![card](https://gitfut.com/username.svg)
+//         ![card](https://gitfut.com/username.svg?country=id)
+
+const W = 810;
+const H = 1230;
+
+export async function GET(req: Request, { params }: { params: Promise<{ username: string }> }) {
+  const { username } = await params;
+
+  // Forward the ?country= override to the PNG route so the flag matches.
+  const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
+  const country = searchParams.get("country");
+  const pngUrl = country
+    ? `/api/card-image/${username}?country=${encodeURIComponent(country)}`
+    : `/api/card-image/${username}`;
+
+  // Build an absolute URL from the incoming request origin so the <image href>
+  // works from any host (local dev, preview deployments, production).
+  const origin = new URL(req.url).origin;
+  const pngAbsolute = `${origin}${pngUrl}`;
+
+  const svg = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="${W}" height="${H}" viewBox="0 0 ${W} ${H}">
+  <image href="${pngAbsolute}" width="${W}" height="${H}" />
+</svg>`;
+
+  return new Response(svg, {
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "image/svg+xml",
+      // Match the PNG cache duration so they stay in sync.
+      "Cache-Control": "public, max-age=300",
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 3da90b6..1d8e16f 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
     // files still win over it regardless.
     return [
       { source: "/:username([a-zA-Z0-9-]+).png", destination: "/api/card-image/:username" },
+      // SVG embed: gitfut.com/<username>.svg → SVG wrapper around the PNG card.
+      // Useful for GitHub profile READMEs and other contexts that prefer SVG.
+      { source: "/:username([a-zA-Z0-9-]+).svg", destination: "/api/card-svg/:username" },
     ];
   },
 };