Elusive Icons
el · 304 icons · by Team Redux · OFL-1.1 · single-color · Updated
Elusive Icons is a free, open source icon set with 304 SVG icons by Team Redux, released under the Open Font License. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS.
Elusive 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 | 1200 × 1200 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 1200 1200 |
| Drawing area | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 268 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 61% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45° |
| Curves | 45% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 37% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 18 |
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 (OFL-1.1).
Credit line: Based on Elusive Icons by Team Redux, licensed under Open Font License. https://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL
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 "Elusive Icons" icon set (Iconify prefix "el") by Team Redux.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1200 1200">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 100% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 268.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 61% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45 degrees.
- About 45% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 18 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 Open Font License; it must be released under the same license.
About Elusive Icons
Popular Elusive Icons include headphones, cog, user, play, bookmark and delicious.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Elusive Icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects. Note: this set is no longer actively maintained upstream.
How to use Elusive Icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use el:headphones; 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="el:headphones" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="el:headphones" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="el:headphones" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[el--headphones]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/el -->
<div class="i-el:headphones"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="el:headphones"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/el/headphones.svg" alt="Headphones icon" width="24" height="24">Elusive Icons FAQ
Are Elusive Icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Elusive Icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Elusive Icons?
Elusive Icons contains 304 icons.
What license do Elusive Icons use?
Elusive Icons are licensed under Open Font License. The full license text is available at https://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL.
Who made Elusive Icons?
Elusive Icons are created by Team Redux.
How do I use Elusive Icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="el:headphones" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.