Open Iconic icons
oi · 223 icons · by Iconic · MIT · single-color · 8px grid · Updated
Open Iconic icons is a free, open source icon set with 223 SVG icons by Iconic, released under the MIT license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 8px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Open Iconic 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 | 8 × 8 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 8 8 |
| Drawing area | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 0.5 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 69% horizontal or vertical, 17% at 45° |
| Curves | 32% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 51% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 14 |
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 Open Iconic by Iconic, licensed under MIT. https://github.com/iconic/open-iconic/blob/master/ICON-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 "Open Iconic" icon set (Iconify prefix "oi") by Iconic.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 8 8">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 88% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 0.5.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 69% horizontal or vertical, 17% at 45 degrees.
- About 32% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Prefer left-right symmetric shapes (51% of icons are symmetric).
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 14 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 Open Iconic icons
Popular Open Iconic icons include bug, bullhorn, chat, media play, eject and location.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Open Iconic 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 Open Iconic icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use oi:bug; 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="oi:bug" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="oi:bug" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="oi:bug" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[oi--bug]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/oi -->
<div class="i-oi:bug"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="oi:bug"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/oi/bug.svg" alt="Bug icon" width="24" height="24">Open Iconic icons FAQ
Are Open Iconic icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Open Iconic icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Open Iconic icons?
Open Iconic icons contains 223 icons.
What license do Open Iconic icons use?
Open Iconic icons are licensed under MIT. The full license text is available at https://github.com/iconic/open-iconic/blob/master/ICON-LICENSE.
Who made Open Iconic icons?
Open Iconic icons are created by Iconic.
How do I use Open Iconic icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="oi:bug" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Open Iconic icons?
Open Iconic icons are designed on a 8px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.