Material Icon Theme icons
material-icon-theme · 906 icons · by Material Extensions · MIT · multicolor · Updated
Material Icon Theme icons is a free, open source icon set with 906 SVG icons by Material Extensions, released under the MIT license. The icons are multicolor, so they keep their own colors at any size.
Material Icon Theme 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 | 24 × 24 · 64% of icons |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 24 24 |
| Drawing area | 22 × 22, 1 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | About 2 colors per icon |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 66% horizontal or vertical, 7% at 45° |
| Curves | 49% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 15% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.8 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 31 |
Measured from 61 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Material Icon Theme by Material Extensions, licensed under MIT. https://github.com/material-extensions/vscode-material-icon-theme/blob/main/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 "Material Icon Theme" icon set (Iconify prefix "material-icon-theme") by Material Extensions.
Style: filled, solid, multicolor.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 22x22 live area: about 1 unit of padding on every side (never less than 0.18).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 50% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 1.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 66% horizontal or vertical, 7% at 45 degrees.
- About 49% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 2 elements and 31 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, g, defs, stop, lineargradient, radialgradient.
Color
- Multicolor, about 2 colors per icon. Use this palette: #2196f3, #fbc02d, #7cb342, #ef5350, #00897b, #00acc1, #00bfa5, #039be5, #43a047, #455a64, #66bb6a, #b3e5fc.
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 Material Icon Theme icons
Popular Material Icon Theme icons include zip, email, folder upload, stackblitz, tree and vscode.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Material Icon Theme icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How to use Material Icon Theme icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use material-icon-theme:zip; 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="material-icon-theme:zip" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="material-icon-theme:zip" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="material-icon-theme:zip" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[material-icon-theme--zip]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/material-icon-theme -->
<div class="i-material-icon-theme:zip"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="material-icon-theme:zip"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/material-icon-theme/zip.svg" alt="Zip icon" width="24" height="24">Material Icon Theme icons FAQ
Are Material Icon Theme icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Material Icon Theme icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Material Icon Theme icons?
Material Icon Theme icons contains 906 icons.
What license do Material Icon Theme icons use?
Material Icon Theme icons are licensed under MIT. The full license text is available at https://github.com/material-extensions/vscode-material-icon-theme/blob/main/LICENSE.
Who made Material Icon Theme icons?
Material Icon Theme icons are created by Material Extensions.
How do I use Material Icon Theme icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="material-icon-theme:zip" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.