Root Folder
The root-folder icon represents the root directory or the top-most folder in a file system hierarchy.
Exports at 24 × 24 px
Code
Root Folder in your framework
In any framework. Customize it above, and the code follows.
export const RootFolderIcon = (props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => (
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 16 16" {...props}>
<path fill="currentColor" fillRule="evenodd" d="M4.5 7A4.505 4.505 0 0 0 0 11.5C0 13.981 2.019 16 4.5 16S9 13.981 9 11.5S6.981 7 4.5 7m0 8C2.57 15 1 13.43 1 11.5S2.57 8 4.5 8S8 9.57 8 11.5S6.43 15 4.5 15M7 11.5a2.5 2.5 0 1 1-5 0a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 5 0m8-5v5a2.5 2.5 0 0 1-2.5 2.5H10v-1h2.5a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5v-5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 12.5 5H8.207l-1 1H5.586c.133 0 .26-.053.354-.146L7.294 4.5L5.94 3.146A.5.5 0 0 0 5.586 3H3.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 2 4.5V6H1V4.5A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 3.5 2h2.086c.398 0 .779.158 1.061.439L8.208 4h4.293a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 2.5 2.5z" clipRule="evenodd"/>
</svg>
);Codicons
More like it
Icons that share its tags, in the same style.
Search Codicons
Skip the copy and paste. With Pro, your AI agent finds and installs any Codicons icon from a prompt.
Get ProTags
Browse by tag
Root Folder is tagged file, system, folder and 3 more. Related tags follow; each opens its icons from every library.
Pricing
Codicons MCP, with Pro
Ask for Root Folder or any of 538 Codicons icons and your agent installs it. The MCP comes with every Pro plan, with 6,000+ blocks and 14 premium templates. The icons stay free.
4.9/5 out of 5 · 150+ reviewsfrom 150+ founders and developers.
- Secure checkout via Stripe
- Code lives in your repo
- Keep what you've shipped if you cancel
- License terms
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What the Root Folder icon means and where it's used, then how to install, style, label and license it.
The root-folder icon represents the root directory or the top-most folder in a file system hierarchy. It is typically depicted as a simple folder symbol with a slash or a root mark. This symbol originates from file system and operating system applications where navigating folders is a fundamental operation. The visual design of the icon usually features a clean and recognizable shape, making it easy to understand at a glance.
In real-world applications, the root-folder icon appears in file managers, operating systems, and software development platforms such as Windows Explorer, macOS Finder, and Visual Studio Code. These platforms use the icon to indicate the root directory or top-level folder.
From a UX perspective, the root-folder icon communicates the top-most level of a file system hierarchy. It helps users understand that they are at the root or top level of the directory structure, providing a clear and concise visual cue for navigation.
Root Folder is one of 538 icons in Codicons, made by Microsoft Corporation and released under CC BY 4.0. It is drawn on a 16 × 16 grid.
Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds RootFolderIcon to components/icons/codicon-root-folder.tsx: one file, a size prop (24 by default) and every SVG prop, with no icon package.
Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed RootFolderIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. Only the icons you import reach your bundle. It works in Next.js and any React app.
Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside, and SVG and data URL copies are there for plain HTML and CSS.
With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Root Folder icon, or any of 538 Codicons icons, and install it from a prompt.
It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it: a class like text-primary recolors it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.
Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 16 × 16 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.
Yes. It follows the text color, so with text-foreground (or any theme token) it changes with your light and dark themes. The icon is a vector, so it needs no separate dark asset.
Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Root Folder", so screen readers say what it does.
Yes. RootFolderIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <RootFolderIcon aria-hidden="true" /> works, and so do role="img" with aria-label, or a title child, when it carries meaning on its own.
Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.
Yes, with credit: CC BY 4.0 asks you to credit the author (Microsoft Corporation) where you use the icons. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.
Yes. CC BY 4.0 asks you to credit the author where you use the icons, for example "Icons by Microsoft Corporation, CC BY 4.0" on an about or credits page.
Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.
Its tags are file, system, folder, directory, hierarchy and root. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Root Folder in another set.
4.9 out of 5 from 150+ developers
Install Root Folder from a prompt
MCP, 6,000+ blocks and 14 premium templates in every Pro plan. The icons stay free.
Get Pro