coolicons
ci · 442 icons · by Kryston Schwarze · CC-BY-4.0 · single-color · 24px grid · Updated
coolicons is a free, open source icon set with 442 SVG icons by Kryston Schwarze, 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.
coolicons design specs
- outline
- monochrome
- rounded
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 | Outline (strokes) |
| Stroke width | 2 |
| Line ends | Round |
| Line joins | Round |
| Corner radius | 2 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 70% horizontal or vertical, 18% at 45° |
| Curves | 60% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 41% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 16 |
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 coolicons by Kryston Schwarze, 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 "coolicons" icon set (Iconify prefix "ci") by Kryston Schwarze.
Style: outline, line, monochrome, rounded.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes, Has Padding, Uses Stroke.
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).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 63% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Outline icons: draw with strokes only and fill="none"; solid shapes are the exception.
- stroke-width="2".
- stroke-linecap="round", stroke-linejoin="round".
- Round corners with a radius of about 2.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 70% horizontal or vertical, 18% at 45 degrees.
- About 60% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Prefer left-right symmetric shapes (41% of icons are symmetric).
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 16 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 coolicons
The set is organised into 14 categories, including interface (73), arrow (72), edit (72) and file (39).
Popular coolicons include bulb, house 01, compass, chevron up, shield warning and shrink.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. coolicons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
coolicons by category
Interface icons (73)
Arrow icons (72)
Edit icons (72)
File icons (39)
System icons (37)
Communication icons (27)
Media icons (22)
Warning icons (20)
Calendar icons (14)
Environment icons (13)
How to use coolicons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use ci:bulb; 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="ci:bulb" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="ci:bulb" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="ci:bulb" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[ci--bulb]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/ci -->
<div class="i-ci:bulb"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="ci:bulb"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/ci/bulb.svg" alt="Bulb icon" width="24" height="24">coolicons FAQ
Are coolicons free for commercial use?
Yes. coolicons 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 coolicons?
coolicons contains 442 icons across 14 categories.
What license do coolicons use?
coolicons are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The full license text is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Who made coolicons?
coolicons are created by Kryston Schwarze.
How do I use coolicons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="ci:bulb" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are coolicons?
coolicons are designed on a 24px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.