Dashicons
dashicons · 342 icons · by WordPress · GPL-2.0-or-later · single-color · 20px grid · Updated
Dashicons is a free, open source icon set with 342 SVG icons by WordPress, released under the GPL license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 20px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Dashicons 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 | 20 × 20 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 20 20 |
| Drawing area | 16 × 16, 2 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 4.25 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 76% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45° |
| Curves | 42% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 33% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 20 |
Measured from 63 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
- Release derived icons under the same license (GPL-2.0-or-later).
Credit line: Based on Dashicons by WordPress, licensed under GPL. https://github.com/WordPress/dashicons/blob/master/gpl.txt
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 "Dashicons" icon set (Iconify prefix "dashicons") by WordPress.
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 20 20">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 16x16 live area: about 2 units of padding on every side (never less than 0).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 56% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 4.25.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 76% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45 degrees.
- About 42% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 20 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).
- The result is a derivative of GPL; it must be released under the same license.
About Dashicons
Popular Dashicons include shortcode, businessperson, editor expand, sort, category and columns.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Dashicons are released under the GPL license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects; modified versions of the icon files must keep the same license. Note: this set is no longer actively maintained upstream.
How to use Dashicons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use dashicons:shortcode; 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="dashicons:shortcode" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="dashicons:shortcode" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="dashicons:shortcode" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[dashicons--shortcode]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/dashicons -->
<div class="i-dashicons:shortcode"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="dashicons:shortcode"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/dashicons/shortcode.svg" alt="Shortcode icon" width="24" height="24">Dashicons FAQ
Are Dashicons free for commercial use?
Yes. Dashicons are released under the GPL license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects; modified versions of the icon files must keep the same license.
How many icons are in Dashicons?
Dashicons contains 342 icons.
What license do Dashicons use?
Dashicons are licensed under GPL. The full license text is available at https://github.com/WordPress/dashicons/blob/master/gpl.txt.
Who made Dashicons?
Dashicons are created by WordPress.
How do I use Dashicons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="dashicons:shortcode" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Dashicons?
Dashicons are designed on a 20px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.