ionicons

What is ionicons?

The ionicons npm package provides a collection of premium icons for use in web, iOS, Android, and desktop apps. These icons are designed to be used with Ionic Framework but can also be used in any web project. The package includes a variety of icons for different purposes such as user interface design, branding, and visual indicators.

What are ionicons's main functionalities?

Using Ionicons in a Web Project

This code sample demonstrates how to include an Ionicon in your HTML. The 'name' attribute specifies which icon to display.

<ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>

Styling Ionicons with CSS

This CSS code sets the size and color of all Ionicons in a web page. You can customize the icons further using standard CSS properties.

ion-icon {
  font-size: 50px;
  color: blue;
}

Using Ionicons in JavaScript Frameworks

This code sample shows how to import an Ionicon into a JavaScript framework like Vue or React and use it within the framework's template syntax.

import { heart } from 'ionicons/icons';

<ion-icon :icon="heart"></ion-icon>

Other packages similar to ionicons

font-awesome

Font Awesome is a widely used icon set and toolkit that offers a similar range of icons for web development. It has both free and pro versions, and it's comparable to Ionicons in terms of the variety of icons available. However, Font Awesome icons are primarily distributed as a font, whereas Ionicons are available as web components.

material-icons

Material Icons are Google's icon set designed to work with Material Design components. They offer a different aesthetic compared to Ionicons, which is more in line with Google's Material Design philosophy. Material Icons are also available as a font and can be easily integrated into web projects.

feather

Feather is a collection of simply beautiful open source icons. Each icon is designed on a 24x24 grid with an emphasis on simplicity, consistency, and readability. Feather provides a more minimalistic and simple design compared to Ionicons, which may be more detailed and varied in design.

README

Ionicons

Premium icons for Ionic. Designed by @benjsperry.

Note: All brand icons are trademarks of their respective owners. The use of these trademarks does not indicate endorsement of the trademark holder by Drifty, nor vice versa.

Visit ionicons.com and check out the search feature, which has keywords identifying common icon names and styles. For example, if you search for “arrow” we call up every icon that could possibly be used as an arrow.

We intend for this icon pack to be used with Ionic, but it’s by no means limited to it. Use them wherever you see fit, personal or commercial. They are free to use and licensed under MIT.

License

Ionicons is licensed under the MIT license.