Raphael icons
raphael · 266 icons · by Dmitry Baranovskiy · MIT · single-color · 32px grid · Updated
Raphael icons is a free, open source icon set with 266 SVG icons by Dmitry Baranovskiy, 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 32px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Raphael 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 | 32 × 32 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 32 32 |
| Drawing area | 27.46 × 27.46, 2.27 padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 48% horizontal or vertical, 26% at 45° |
| Curves | 53% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 33% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 26 |
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 Raphael by Dmitry Baranovskiy, licensed under MIT.
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 "Raphael" icon set (Iconify prefix "raphael") by Dmitry Baranovskiy.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Has Padding.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32">.
- Keep the drawing inside a 27.46x27.46 live area: about 2.27 units of padding on every side (never less than 0.16).
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 57% 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: 48% horizontal or vertical, 26% at 45 degrees.
- About 53% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 26 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 Raphael icons
Popular Raphael icons include home, cloud, parent, inbox, volume0 and check.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Raphael 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 Raphael icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use raphael:home; 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="raphael:home" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="raphael:home" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="raphael:home" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[raphael--home]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/raphael -->
<div class="i-raphael:home"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="raphael:home"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/raphael/home.svg" alt="Home icon" width="24" height="24">Raphael icons FAQ
Are Raphael icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Raphael icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Raphael icons?
Raphael icons contains 266 icons.
What license do Raphael icons use?
Raphael icons are licensed under MIT.
Who made Raphael icons?
Raphael icons are created by Dmitry Baranovskiy.
How do I use Raphael icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="raphael:home" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Raphael icons?
Raphael icons are designed on a 32px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.