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Icon

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Overview API Examples

An icon is a graphic symbol designed to visually show the purpose of an interface element.

Installation

CLI / MCP / CDN

All Icons

The Iconography system exposes an SVG based icon library to the nve-icon element.

See the searchable Interactive Icon Catalog

Status

Communicates the intent and semantic meaning of an element to help users understand the outcome of their actions.

Status Description warning Indicates cautionary actions that require careful consideration before proceeding. danger Signals destructive or irreversible actions that need extra attention and confirmation. success Represents positive outcomes, confirmations, or constructive actions. accent Highlights important actions or draws attention to primary interactive elements.

Semantic color variations to communicate different states, priorities, and contextual meanings in user interfaces.

Size

Controls the bounding box size of the icon given a t-shirt style value.

Size Description sm Compact size for dense layouts or secondary elements with less visual prominence. md Standard size that works well in most contexts and provides balanced visibility. lg Larger size for emphasizing important elements or improving touch targets in spacious layouts. xs xl

Icon size variants to accommodate layout densities, touch targets, and visual hierarchy requirements.

Direction

Sets the direction of the icon. Only supported by expand-panel/collapse-panel (horizontal axis) and arrow/caret/chevron icons (4-directions)

Direction Description up down left right

Directional icons for navigation, movement, and spatial relationships, providing clear visual cues for user actions.

Appearance

Set appearance="solid" to render the optional solid asset for a named icon. When no -solid asset is available, the icon renders its outline form. Omit the attribute, or set appearance="outline", to render the outline form.

Selects the outline or solid form of the named icon. Solid icons use an optional -solid asset and fall back tothe outline form when that asset is unavailable.

Appearance Description outline solid

Themes

Icon appearance across light and dark themes, ensuring proper contrast and visibility in different visual environments.

Registration

Register SVG paths and make them accessible to the <nve-icon> element. Define icons via a string or async function returning the resulting string.

Alias

Alias icons to a different name. This supports context-specific names or migrations between icon sets.

Release Status

All elements and features go through 3 phases of stability, pre-release, beta and stable.

pre-release
Docs Preview API Documentation Fully Themeable
beta
Robust unit test coverages Passed API Review Passed Designer VQA Review Included in library package
stable
No known outstanding AA WCAG issues No known outstanding performance issues Adapts to different screen/container sizes No breaking API changes for at least 90 days