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tailwindlabs/heroicons

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TLDR

Free collection of hand-crafted SVG icons for web interfaces, available in outline and solid styles, with official packages for React and Vue.

Mindmap

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  root((Heroicons))
    What it does
      SVG icon library
      Multiple styles
      CSS-styleable
    Icon variants
      Outline style
      Solid style
      16x20x24 sizes
    Integration
      React package
      Vue package
      Copy-paste HTML
    Use cases
      Buttons and nav
      Alerts and UI
      Web apps
    Tech stack
      SVG format
      Tailwind CSS
      JavaScript

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add consistent icons to buttons, navigation menus, and UI elements without designing or licensing them.

USE CASE 2

Build React or Vue components that import icons as reusable building blocks with CSS styling.

USE CASE 3

Style icons with Tailwind CSS utility classes to match your design system's colors and sizes.

USE CASE 4

Copy SVG code directly into HTML pages for quick prototyping without build tools or dependencies.

Tech stack

SVGJavaScriptReactVueTailwind CSS

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Free to use for any purpose, including commercial projects, under the MIT license with no restrictions.

In plain English

Heroicons is a free collection of hand-crafted SVG icons designed for use in web interfaces. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) icons are image files made from mathematical paths rather than pixels, so they stay sharp at any screen size and can be styled with CSS, changing their color or size with just a line of code. The collection comes in multiple styles: outline icons (just borders, no fill), solid icons (fully filled), and different size variants at 16x16, 20x20, and 24x24 pixels. The simplest way to use them is to copy the icon code directly from the Heroicons website and paste it into your HTML page. For more structured projects, there are official packages for React and Vue, the two most popular JavaScript UI frameworks, so you can import each icon as a component and use it like any other building block in your app. Icons can be styled using standard CSS color properties or utility classes from Tailwind CSS (the same team that made Heroicons). You would use this when building a website or web app and need clean, consistent icons for buttons, navigation, alerts, or any other UI element, without paying for an icon library or designing icons yourself. It is especially convenient if you already use Tailwind CSS or work in React or Vue. The icons are free under the MIT license, meaning you can use them in personal and commercial projects without restriction.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to import a Heroicons icon into a React component and change its color with Tailwind CSS.
Prompt 2
I need to add a search icon to my navigation bar. How do I use Heroicons in my Vue app?
Prompt 3
What's the simplest way to use a Heroicons SVG icon in plain HTML without installing any packages?
Prompt 4
How do I customize the size and color of Heroicons in my project using CSS?
Prompt 5
Can I use Heroicons in a commercial product, and what do I need to do to comply with the license?
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