Material Symbols

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Score7.1

Rank#5 of 46

PriceFree

Free planYes

Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Self-hosted, Web

Summary

Material Symbols is a free icon collection with more than 2,500 icons consolidated into a font. It offers Outlined, Rounded and Sharp variable fonts, with controls for fill, weight, grade and optical size. Web pages can use Google’s CSS web-font API snippet, or the font can be self-hosted so users choose when to update it. Individual icons are available as SVG or PNG; Android Vector Drawable and Apple Symbols formats are also provided. The icons use the Apache License Version 2.0, which permits incorporation, remixing and redistribution, including for commercial use. One web-font caveat is that default settings load more than 3,800 icons in a 295 KB payload; specifying icon names can reduce it. Only the 20 px and 24 px versions are designed for exact pixel-grid alignment. The set has no two-tone icons or third-party logos, and offers only pre-made variable fonts. Google directs icon requests to GitHub issues and does not accept pull requests for icon files. Flutter support is planned.

Who it is for

It suits designers and developers who need customizable icons for web, Android or iOS projects, including projects that need commercial use or redistribution. It may be less suitable if you need two-tone icons or third-party logos.

What is good

Free under Apache License 2.0
Outlined, Rounded and Sharp variable fonts
Available in SVG, PNG and platform formats
Icon names can reduce web-font payload
Commercial use is permitted

What to know first

Default web-font settings load over 3,800 icons
Only 20 px and 24 px versions align to pixel grids
No two-tone icons or third-party logos
Flutter support is planned

Verdict

Material Symbols offers a broad icon set with multiple formats and adjustable visual axes. Check its alignment and format limitations, and specify icon names if the default web-font payload is a concern.

Material Symbols plans and pricing

All plans

Material Symbols Free Apache License 2.0 · over 2,500 glyphs · SVG, PNG and font formats developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on icon libraries

Free plan: Yesfonts.google.com
Icon formats: SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, Apple Symbolsfonts.google.com
Style coverage: customizablefonts.google.com
Commercial use: Yesfonts.google.com
API access: Yesfonts.google.com
Icon font: Yesfonts.google.com

Facts

Purpose: Material Symbols is a collection of over 2,500 icons consolidated into a single font file.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Styles: The set provides Outlined, Rounded and Sharp variable fonts.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Variable axes: Icons support fill, weight, grade and optical-size axes.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Web integration: Google provides a CSS web-font API snippet for incorporating Material Symbols into web pages.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Self-hosting: The font can be self-hosted so users control when the asset is updated.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Download formats: The Material Symbols Library provides individual icons in SVG or PNG formats.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Android: Material Symbols are available in Android Vector Drawable format.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
iOS: Material Symbols are available in Apple Symbols format for iOS.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
License: The icons are available under the Apache License Version 2.0, which permits incorporation, remixing and redistribution.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Optimization limit: Loading the default web-font settings loads all 3,800+ icons with a 295 KB font payload, while specifying icon names can reduce the payload.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
Design limitation: Only the 20 px and 24 px versions are designed with perfect pixel-grid alignment.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Format limitation: Material Symbols has no two-tone icons and only pre-made variable fonts.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Third-party logos: Google does not include third-party logos in Material Symbols or Material Icons due to legal reasons.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support channel: Google asks users to submit icon requests as GitHub issues and does not accept pull requests for icon files.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Flutter status: Flutter support for Material Symbols is planned.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026