Flat Color Icons
flat-color-icons · 329 icons · by Icons8 · MIT · multicolor · 48px grid · Updated
Flat Color Icons is a free, open source icon set with 329 SVG icons by Icons8, released under the MIT license. The icons are multicolor, so they keep their own colors at any size. They are designed on a 48px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Flat Color Icons design specs
- filled
- multicolor
The drawing rules of this set, measured from its SVG files. Use them to design new icons that match it.
| Canvas | 48 × 48 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 48 48 |
| Drawing area | 42 × 42, 3 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 4.5 |
| Colors | About 3 colors per icon |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 75% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45° |
| Curves | 36% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 32% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 3.6 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 27 |
Measured from 63 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Flat Color Icons by Icons8, licensed under MIT.
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 "Flat Color Icons" icon set (Iconify prefix "flat-color-icons") by Icons8.
Style: filled, solid, multicolor.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes, Has Padding.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 42x42 live area: about 3 units of padding on every side (never less than 0).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 61% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 4.5.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 75% horizontal or vertical, 9% at 45 degrees.
- About 36% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 4 elements and 27 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, circle, g, ellipse.
Color
- Multicolor, about 3 colors per icon. Use this palette: #37474f, #2196f3, #546e7a, #90caf9, #ffffff, #3f51b5, #cfd8dc, #ff9800, #00bcd4, #1565c0, #43a047, #8bc34a.
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 Flat Color Icons
Popular Flat Color Icons include edit image, donate, planner, expand, music and checkmark.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Flat Color Icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects. Note: this set is no longer actively maintained upstream.
How to use Flat Color Icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use flat-color-icons:edit-image; 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="flat-color-icons:edit-image" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="flat-color-icons:edit-image" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="flat-color-icons:edit-image" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[flat-color-icons--edit-image]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/flat-color-icons -->
<div class="i-flat-color-icons:edit-image"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="flat-color-icons:edit-image"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/flat-color-icons/edit-image.svg" alt="Edit Image icon" width="24" height="24">Flat Color Icons FAQ
Are Flat Color Icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Flat Color Icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Flat Color Icons?
Flat Color Icons contains 329 icons.
What license do Flat Color Icons use?
Flat Color Icons are licensed under MIT.
Who made Flat Color Icons?
Flat Color Icons are created by Icons8.
How do I use Flat Color Icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="flat-color-icons:edit-image" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Flat Color Icons?
Flat Color Icons are designed on a 48px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.