Rivet Icons
rivet-icons · 210 icons · by Indiana University · BSD-3-Clause · single-color · 16px grid · Updated
Rivet Icons is a free, open source icon set with 210 SVG icons by Indiana University, released under the BSD 3-Clause license. The icons are single-color: they follow your text color (currentColor) and can be recolored with CSS. They are designed on a 16px grid and scale cleanly as SVG.
Rivet 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 | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 1 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 69% horizontal or vertical, 16% at 45° |
| Curves | 24% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 51% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1.3 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 17 |
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 Rivet Icons by Indiana University, licensed under BSD 3-Clause. https://github.com/indiana-university/rivet-icons/blob/develop/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 "Rivet Icons" icon set (Iconify prefix "rivet-icons") by Indiana University.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 35% 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: 69% horizontal or vertical, 16% at 45 degrees.
- About 24% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Prefer left-right symmetric shapes (51% of icons are symmetric).
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 17 drawing commands per icon.
- Elements used by the set: path, g.
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 Rivet Icons
Popular Rivet Icons include lightning, credit card solid, pause, bookmark solid, plus and flag solid.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Rivet Icons are released under the BSD 3-Clause license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How to use Rivet Icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use rivet-icons:lightning; 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="rivet-icons:lightning" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="rivet-icons:lightning" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="rivet-icons:lightning" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[rivet-icons--lightning]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/rivet-icons -->
<div class="i-rivet-icons:lightning"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="rivet-icons:lightning"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/rivet-icons/lightning.svg" alt="Lightning icon" width="24" height="24">Rivet Icons FAQ
Are Rivet Icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Rivet Icons are released under the BSD 3-Clause license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Rivet Icons?
Rivet Icons contains 210 icons.
What license do Rivet Icons use?
Rivet Icons are licensed under BSD 3-Clause. The full license text is available at https://github.com/indiana-university/rivet-icons/blob/develop/LICENSE.
Who made Rivet Icons?
Rivet Icons are created by Indiana University.
How do I use Rivet Icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="rivet-icons:lightning" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Rivet Icons?
Rivet Icons are designed on a 16px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.