Octicons
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The facts
Each one read from Octicons's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- Meaningful icons should have an accessible name, while decorative icons should be hidden from screen readers; non-decorative icons should have at least 3:1 contrast against the background.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Color
- Icon fills use `currentColor` by default and can adapt to theme colors through CSS variables.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Color behavior
- React and Rails examples say icons inherit `currentColor` by default so they follow surrounding text and theme colors.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Design guidance
- The design guidelines specify 16px and 24px versions for each icon and a consistent 1.5px stroke width.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Design tool integration
- The icon pages document Figma usage by naming the icon in Primer's Octicons library.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Direct use
- The site says you can obtain SVGs from the primer/octicons repository and render them manually.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Feedback
- The repository directs users to open an issue for bugs, feedback, or ideas about the Octicon library.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Formats
- Octicons are provided as SVGs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Icon library
- The library groups icons into categories including Symbols, Objects, Developer, Feed, People, and Logos.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The usage guide recommends icons for simple, recognizable concepts or actions and advises supplementing them with text where possible.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository license page identifies the code license as MIT and grants permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies subject to its terms.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- Primer says GitHub's Design Infrastructure and Design Engineering teams build and maintain Primer, including Octicons.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Other usage
- The documentation says SVGs can be manually rendered in an application, and individual icon pages provide Jekyll examples.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Rails
- Rails projects can use Octicons through the Primer ViewComponents gem.checked 9 Oct 2026
- React
- The React package is installed with `npm install @primer/octicons-react`.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The repository security page says no security policy is detected and no security advisories are published.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sizing
- React icons accept a pixel size and default to 16px.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support and feedback
- The repository asks users to submit bugs, feedback, ideas, and icon review requests through GitHub issues; icon review requests are limited to GitHub staff.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Use limitation
- The usage guide strongly discourages using Octicons as user-selectable icons because their meanings could be confusing in the wrong context.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Octicons is a scalable set of icons handcrafted by GitHub.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Franciscochecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The site describes Octicons as handcrafted by GitHub and calls Primer GitHub's design system.checked 9 Oct 2026
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