Simple line icons
simple-line-icons · 189 icons · by Sabbir Ahmed · MIT · single-color · 32px grid · Updated
Simple line icons is a free, open source icon set with 189 SVG icons by Sabbir Ahmed, 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.
Simple line 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 | 1024 × 1024 |
|---|---|
| viewBox | 0 0 1024 1024 |
| Drawing area | Full canvas, no padding |
| Drawing style | Filled shapes |
| Corner radius | 32 |
| Colors | One color (currentColor), recolorable with CSS |
| Coordinates | Up to 3 decimals |
| Straight lines | 52% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45° |
| Curves | 67% of drawing commands |
| Symmetry | 34% of icons are left-right symmetric |
| Elements per icon | 1 |
| Drawing commands per icon | 36 |
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 Simple line icons by Sabbir Ahmed, licensed under MIT. https://github.com/thesabbir/simple-line-icons/blob/master/LICENSE.md
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 "Simple line icons" icon set (Iconify prefix "simple-line-icons") by Sabbir Ahmed.
Style: filled, solid, monochrome.
Iconify describes the set as: Precise Shapes.
Canvas
- Root: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1024 1024">.
- Draw edge to edge: icons use the full canvas with no padding.
- A typical icon's bounding box covers 94% of the canvas.
Drawing
- Filled icons: draw closed filled shapes; don't use strokes.
- Round corners with a radius of about 32.
Geometry
- Coordinates are free-form; write at most 3 decimals.
- Straight lines: 52% horizontal or vertical, 12% at 45 degrees.
- About 67% of drawing commands are curves or arcs.
- Keep it simple: about 1 element and 36 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 Simple line icons
Popular Simple line icons include bubbles, camrecorder, cloud upload, folder, arrow left and docs.
Open any icon to copy it as SVG, JSX, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Astro or CSS, or download it as SVG or PNG. Simple line 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 Simple line icons
Every icon on this page works in any framework. Examples use simple-line-icons:bubbles; 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="simple-line-icons:bubbles" width="24" />Vue
<script setup>
import { Icon } from "@iconify/vue";
</script>
<template>
<Icon icon="simple-line-icons:bubbles" width="24" />
</template>Svelte
<script>
import Icon from "@iconify/svelte";
</script>
<Icon icon="simple-line-icons:bubbles" width="24" />Tailwind CSS
<!-- @iconify/tailwind plugin -->
<span class="icon-[simple-line-icons--bubbles]"></span>UnoCSS
<!-- @unocss/preset-icons + @iconify-json/simple-line-icons -->
<div class="i-simple-line-icons:bubbles"></div>Web component
<script src="https://code.iconify.design/iconify-icon/2.1.0/iconify-icon.min.js"></script>
<iconify-icon icon="simple-line-icons:bubbles"></iconify-icon>HTML image
<img src="https://iconyz.com/api/public/svg/simple-line-icons/bubbles.svg" alt="Bubbles icon" width="24" height="24">Simple line icons FAQ
Are Simple line icons free for commercial use?
Yes. Simple line icons are released under the MIT license, which allows use in personal and commercial projects.
How many icons are in Simple line icons?
Simple line icons contains 189 icons.
What license do Simple line icons use?
Simple line icons are licensed under MIT. The full license text is available at https://github.com/thesabbir/simple-line-icons/blob/master/LICENSE.md.
Who made Simple line icons?
Simple line icons are created by Sabbir Ahmed.
How do I use Simple line icons in React?
Install @iconify/react and render <Icon icon="simple-line-icons:bubbles" />, or open any icon on this page and copy it as a standalone React component.
What size are Simple line icons?
Simple line icons are designed on a 32px grid. As SVGs they scale to any size without losing quality.