@heroicons/react

What is @heroicons/react?

@heroicons/react is a React library that provides a set of free, MIT-licensed high-quality SVG icons. These icons are designed to be used in web applications and are available in both outline and solid styles.

What are @heroicons/react's main functionalities?

Outline Icons

This feature allows you to use outline style icons in your React application. The code sample demonstrates how to import and use the `BeakerIcon` from the `@heroicons/react/outline` package.

import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';

function Example() {
  return <BeakerIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-blue-500" />;
}

Solid Icons

This feature allows you to use solid style icons in your React application. The code sample demonstrates how to import and use the `BeakerIcon` from the `@heroicons/react/solid` package.

import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/react/solid';

function Example() {
  return <BeakerIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-blue-500" />;
}

Customizable Icons

This feature allows you to customize the size and color of the icons. The code sample demonstrates how to change the size and color of the `BeakerIcon`.

import { BeakerIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';

function Example() {
  return <BeakerIcon className="h-8 w-8 text-red-500" />;
}

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