Boxicons
boxicons · 3,768 icons · by Boxicons · MIT · single-color · 24px grid · Updated
Boxicons is a free, open source icon set with 3,768 SVG icons by Boxicons, released under the MIT 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.
Boxicons 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 | 20 × 20, 2 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 73% horizontal or vertical, 8% at 45° |
| Curves | 45% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 38% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.3 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 24 |
Measured from 64 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Boxicons by Boxicons, licensed under MIT. https://github.com/box-icons/boxicons-core/blob/main/LICENSE
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 "Boxicons" icon set (Iconify prefix "boxicons") by Boxicons.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes, Has Padding.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 20x20 live area: about 2 units of padding on every side (never less than 1.29).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 69% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 1.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 73% horizontal or vertical, 8% at 45 degrees.
- About 45% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 24 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path.
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 Boxicons
Popular Boxicons include clock 2 filled, desk, battery filled, crop, crypto coin filled and scan.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Boxicons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How to use Boxicons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use boxicons:clock-2-filled; 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="boxicons:clock-2-filled" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="boxicons:clock-2-filled" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="boxicons:clock-2-filled" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[boxicons--clock-2-filled]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/boxicons -->
<div class="i-boxicons:clock-2-filled"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="boxicons:clock-2-filled"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/boxicons/clock-2-filled.svg" alt="Clock 2 Filled icon" width="24" height="24">Boxicons FAQ
Are Boxicons free for commercial use?
Yes. Boxicons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Boxicons?
Boxicons contains 3,768 icons.
What license do Boxicons use?
Boxicons are licensed under MIT. The full license text is available at https://github.com/box-icons/boxicons-core/blob/main/LICENSE.
Who made Boxicons?
Boxicons are created by Boxicons.
How do I use Boxicons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="boxicons:clock-2-filled" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Boxicons?
Boxicons are designed on a 24px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.