Material Symbols icons
material-symbols · 15,737 icons · by Google · Apache-2.0 · single-color · 24px grid · Updated
Material Symbols icons is a free, open source icon set with 15,737 SVG icons by Google, released under the Apache 2.0 license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 24px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Material Symbols 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 | 24 × 24 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 24 24 |
| Drawing area | 20 × 20, 2 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 71% horizontal or vertical, 17% at 45° |
| Curves | 65% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 34% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 43 |
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 Symbols by Google, licensed under Apache 2.0. https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/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 "Material Symbols" icon set (Iconify prefix "material-symbols") by Google.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
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 20x20 live area: about 2 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.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 71% horizontal or vertical, 17% at 45 degrees.
- About 65% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 43 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).
About Material Symbols icons
The set is organised into 18 categories, including text (1931), ui actions (1550), social (1488) and hardware (1312).
Popular Material Symbols icons include downloading, privacy tip, filter drama outline, assignment ind, monitoring and desktop access disabled outline sharp.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Material Symbols icons are released under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
Material Symbols icons by category
Text icons (1,931)
UI Actions icons (1,550)
Social icons (1,488)
Images icons (1,255)
Audio & Video icons (1,011)
Android icons (927)
Communicate icons (844)
Household icons (823)
Hardware icons (771)
Maps icons (720)
Business icons (662)
Transit icons (524)
How to use Material Symbols icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use material-symbols:downloading; 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-symbols:downloading" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="material-symbols:downloading" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="material-symbols:downloading" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[material-symbols--downloading]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/material-symbols -->
<div class="i-material-symbols:downloading"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="material-symbols:downloading"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/material-symbols/downloading.svg" alt="Downloading icon" width="24" height="24">Material Symbols icons FAQ
Are Material Symbols icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Material Symbols icons are released under the Apache 2.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Material Symbols icons?
Material Symbols icons contains 15,737 icons across 18 categories.
What license do Material Symbols icons use?
Material Symbols icons are licensed under Apache 2.0. The full license text is available at https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/blob/master/LICENSE.
Who made Material Symbols icons?
Material Symbols icons are created by Google.
How do I use Material Symbols icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="material-symbols:downloading" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Material Symbols icons?
Material Symbols icons are designed on a 24px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.