HeroIcons
heroicons · 1,288 icons · by Refactoring UI Inc · MIT · single-color · Updated
HeroIcons is a free, open source icon set with 1,288 SVG icons by Refactoring UI Inc, released under the MIT license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS.
HeroIcons design specs
- outline and filled
- 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 · 54% of icons |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 24 24 |
| Drawing area | 20.24 × 20.24, 1.88 padding |
| Drawing style | Mixed outline and fill |
| Stroke width | 1.5 |
| Line ends | Round |
| Line joins | Round |
| Corner radius | 0.75 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 63% horizontal or vertical, 15% at 45° |
| Curves | 56% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 25% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.1 |
| 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.
Credit line: Based on HeroIcons by Refactoring UI Inc, licensed under MIT. https://github.com/tailwindlabs/heroicons/blob/master/LICENSE
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 "HeroIcons" icon set (Iconify prefix "heroicons") by Refactoring UI Inc.
Style: mixed outline and fill, monochrome, rounded.
Iconify describes the set as: Has Padding.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 20.24x20.24 live area: about 1.88 units of padding on every side (never less than 1).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 64% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Icons mix strokes and filled shapes (fill 65%, stroke 35%).
- stroke-width="1.5".
- stroke-linecap="round", stroke-linejoin="round".
- Use fill-rule="evenodd" for holes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 0.75.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 63% horizontal or vertical, 15% at 45 degrees.
- About 56% 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, 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 HeroIcons
Popular HeroIcons include camera, building library, receipt refund, bookmark, cloud and folder.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. HeroIcons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How to use HeroIcons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use heroicons:camera; 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="heroicons:camera" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="heroicons:camera" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="heroicons:camera" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[heroicons--camera]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/heroicons -->
<div class="i-heroicons:camera"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="heroicons:camera"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/heroicons/camera.svg" alt="Camera icon" width="24" height="24">HeroIcons FAQ
Are HeroIcons free for commercial use?
Yes. HeroIcons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in HeroIcons?
HeroIcons contains 1,288 icons.
What license do HeroIcons use?
HeroIcons are licensed under MIT. The full license text is available at https://github.com/tailwindlabs/heroicons/blob/master/LICENSE.
Who made HeroIcons?
HeroIcons are created by Refactoring UI Inc.
How do I use HeroIcons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="heroicons:camera" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.