Pico-icon icons
picon · 824 icons · by Picon Contributors · OFL-1.1 · single-color · Updated
Pico-icon icons is a free, open source icon set with 824 SVG icons by Picon Contributors, released under the Open Font License. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS.
Pico-icon icons design specs
- filled
- monochrome
- geometric
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 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Whole units |
| Straight lines | 70% horizontal or vertical, 15% at 45° |
| Curves | 15% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 33% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 11 |
Measured from 60 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
- Release derived icons under the same license (OFL-1.1).
Credit line: Based on Pico-icon by Picon Contributors, licensed under Open Font License. https://github.com/yne/picon/blob/master/OFL.txt
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 "Pico-icon" icon set (Iconify prefix "picon") by Picon Contributors.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome, geometric.
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 100% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
Geometry
- Put coordinates on whole units (98% are integers).
- Straight lines: 70% horizontal or vertical, 15% at 45 degrees.
- About 15% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 11 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).
- The result is a derivative of Open Font License; it must be released under the same license.
About Pico-icon icons
Popular Pico-icon icons include bookmark, rewind, folder, thunderbolt, message and east.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Pico-icon icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How to use Pico-icon icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use picon:bookmark; 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="picon:bookmark" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="picon:bookmark" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="picon:bookmark" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[picon--bookmark]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/picon -->
<div class="i-picon:bookmark"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="picon:bookmark"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/picon/bookmark.svg" alt="Bookmark icon" width="24" height="24">Pico-icon icons FAQ
Are Pico-icon icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Pico-icon icons are released under the Open Font License, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Pico-icon icons?
Pico-icon icons contains 824 icons.
What license do Pico-icon icons use?
Pico-icon icons are licensed under Open Font License. The full license text is available at https://github.com/yne/picon/blob/master/OFL.txt.
Who made Pico-icon icons?
Pico-icon icons are created by Picon Contributors.
How do I use Pico-icon icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="picon:bookmark" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.