Pixel Icon icons
pixel · 578 icons · by HackerNoon · CC-BY-4.0 · single-color · 24px grid · Updated
Pixel Icon icons is a free, open source icon set with 578 SVG icons by HackerNoon, released under the CC BY 4.0 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.
Pixel 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 | 24 × 24 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 24 24 |
| Drawing area | 22 × 22, 1 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Whole units |
| Straight lines | 100% horizontal or vertical, 0% at 45° |
| Curves | 0% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 30% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.4 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 67 |
Measured from 64 icons of this set.
AI icon generation
The license allows new icons derived from this set.
- Credit the original authors.
Credit line: Based on Pixel Icon by HackerNoon, licensed under CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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 "Pixel Icon" icon set (Iconify prefix "pixel") by HackerNoon.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome, geometric.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes, Has Padding.
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 1).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 76% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
Geometry
- Put coordinates on whole units (100% are integers).
- Straight lines: 100% horizontal or vertical, 0% at 45 degrees.
- About 0% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 67 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 Pixel Icon icons
Popular Pixel Icon icons include folder solid, message, bullet list, heading 1 solid, exclaimation and trash.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Pixel Icon icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
How to use Pixel Icon icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use pixel:folder-solid; 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="pixel:folder-solid" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="pixel:folder-solid" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="pixel:folder-solid" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[pixel--folder-solid]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/pixel -->
<div class="i-pixel:folder-solid"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="pixel:folder-solid"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/pixel/folder-solid.svg" alt="Folder Solid icon" width="24" height="24">Pixel Icon icons FAQ
Are Pixel Icon icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Pixel Icon icons are released under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects as long as you credit the author.
How many icons are in Pixel Icon icons?
Pixel Icon icons contains 578 icons.
What license do Pixel Icon icons use?
Pixel Icon icons are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The full license text is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Who made Pixel Icon icons?
Pixel Icon icons are created by HackerNoon.
How do I use Pixel Icon icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="pixel:folder-solid" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Pixel Icon icons?
Pixel Icon icons are designed on a 24px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.