Basil icons
basil · 493 icons · by Craftwork · CC-BY-4.0 · single-color · 24px grid · Updated
Basil icons is a free, open source icon set with 493 SVG icons by Craftwork, released under the CC BY 4.0 license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 24px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Basil icons design specs
- filled
- monochrome
The drawing rules of this set, measured from its SVG files. Use them to design new icons that match it.
| Canvas | 24 × 24 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 24 24 |
| Drawing area | 19.5 × 19.5, 2.25 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 0.75 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 48% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45° |
| Curves | 66% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 30% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.5 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 29 |
Measured from 63 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Basil by Craftwork, licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Style guide for an LLM prompt (English)
Paste it into a prompt with a few icons from this set, then name the icon you want.
You draw new icons for the "Basil" icon set (Iconify prefix "basil") by Craftwork.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Has Padding.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 19.5x19.5 live area: about 2.25 units of padding on every side (never less than 1.25).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 55% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Use fill-rule="evenodd" for holes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 0.75.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 48% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45 degrees.
- About 66% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 2 elements and 29 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, g.
Color
- Monochrome: paint with currentColor only, never a fixed color.
Output
- Reply with one complete <svg> element and nothing else: no comments, <title>, ids or scripts.
- Match the examples: reuse their shapes for shared parts (arrow heads, people, documents, badges).
About Basil icons
The set is organised into 9 categories, including brands (90), interface (90), status (74) and files (56).
Popular Basil icons include comment solid, search outline, lightning alt solid, check outline, asana solid and moon solid.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Basil icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
Basil icons by category
Brands icons (90)
Interface icons (90)
Status icons (74)
Files icons (56)
Communication icons (50)
General icons (48)
Devices icons (37)
Media icons (30)
How to use Basil icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use basil:comment-solid; open an icon to copy its exact SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS code. For sizing, color and accessibility tips, read how to use SVG icons.
React
import { Icon } from "@iconify/react";
<Icon icon="basil:comment-solid" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="basil:comment-solid" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="basil:comment-solid" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[basil--comment-solid]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/basil -->
<div class="i-basil:comment-solid"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="basil:comment-solid"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/basil/comment-solid.svg" alt="Comment Solid icon" width="24" height="24">Basil icons FAQ
Are Basil icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Basil icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
How many icons are in Basil icons?
Basil icons contains 493 icons across 9 categories.
What license do Basil icons use?
Basil icons are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The full license text is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Who made Basil icons?
Basil icons are created by Craftwork.
How do I use Basil icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="basil:comment-solid" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Basil icons?
Basil icons are designed on a 24px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.