Carbon icons
carbon · 2,632 icons · by IBM · Apache-2.0 · single-color · 32px grid · Updated
Carbon icons is a free, open source icon set with 2,632 SVG icons by IBM, released under the Apache 2.0 license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 32px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Carbon 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 | 32 × 32 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 32 32 |
| Drawing area | 28 × 28, 2 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 68% horizontal or vertical, 14% at 45° |
| Curves | 40% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 17% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.9 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 33 |
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 Carbon by IBM, licensed under Apache 2.0.
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 "Carbon" icon set (Iconify prefix "carbon") by IBM.
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 32 32">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 28x28 live area: about 2 units of padding on every side (never less than 0).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 76% 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: 68% horizontal or vertical, 14% at 45 degrees.
- About 40% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 2 elements and 33 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, circle.
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 Carbon icons
The set is organised into 7 categories, including organization (922), actions (634), enterprise (381) and planning (335).
Popular Carbon icons include user certification, humidity, edit off, flag filled, binding 01 and mac option.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Carbon icons are released under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
Carbon icons by category
Organization icons (925)
Actions icons (634)
Enterprise icons (384)
Planning icons (335)
Tools icons (189)
Person icons (95)
Brand icons (70)
How to use Carbon icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use carbon:user-certification; 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="carbon:user-certification" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="carbon:user-certification" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="carbon:user-certification" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[carbon--user-certification]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/carbon -->
<div class="i-carbon:user-certification"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="carbon:user-certification"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/carbon/user-certification.svg" alt="User Certification icon" width="24" height="24">Carbon icons FAQ
Are Carbon icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Carbon icons are released under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Carbon icons?
Carbon icons contains 2,632 icons across 7 categories.
What license do Carbon icons use?
Carbon icons are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Who made Carbon icons?
Carbon icons are created by IBM.
How do I use Carbon icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="carbon:user-certification" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Carbon icons?
Carbon icons are designed on a 32px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.