What is @ant-design/icons?
The @ant-design/icons package provides a comprehensive collection of SVG icons for use in web development projects, specifically designed to be used with the Ant Design UI framework. It allows developers to easily incorporate icons into their applications for enhanced UI design and user experience.
What are @ant-design/icons's main functionalities?
Importing and using an icon
This feature allows developers to import specific icons from the package and use them in their React components. In this example, the 'UserOutlined' icon is imported and used inside an Avatar component.
import { UserOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
<Avatar icon={<UserOutlined />} />;
Customizing icon properties
Developers can customize icons by passing style properties. This example demonstrates changing the color and font size of the 'HeartOutlined' icon.
import { HeartOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
<HeartOutlined style={{ color: 'hotpink', fontSize: '16px' }} />;
Using icons with Ant Design components
Icons from the package can be seamlessly integrated with other Ant Design components. Here, the 'DownloadOutlined' icon is used within a Button component to create a download button.
import { Button } from 'antd';
import { DownloadOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
<Button icon={<DownloadOutlined />} type="primary">Download</Button>;
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