Virus

The virus icon represents a virus, symbolizing infection, disease, or contamination in a biological or medical context. This icon is often used in medical software, laboratory information systems, or scientific applications to indicate a virus or infection. The virus signifies a biological or medical context. In medical or laboratory settings, this icon may appear in software used for testing, experimentation, or data analysis related to viruses or infectious diseases. For instance, it could be used in electronic lab notebooks, medical record systems, or research software. From a UX perspective, the virus icon communicates a sense of risk, caution, or concern. It alerts users to the presence of a potentially hazardous substance. When integrated with React components like Button, Card, or Badge, this icon can enhance the visual appeal and meaning of the component. For example, a Button with a virus icon could indicate a test or research related to viruses.

The virus icon is relevant in various domains, including biology, medicine, and research. Its usage can be seen in software used for testing, experimentation, or data analysis related to viruses or infectious diseases. The icon's design and meaning are closely related to virology and medical research.

In terms of UX, the virus icon plays a crucial role in communicating the presence of a potentially hazardous substance. It helps users quickly understand the nature of the test or research, which is essential in laboratory settings where safety and caution are critical. The icon's use of a virus effectively conveys a sense of risk or concern.

Virus is one of 1,983 icons in Font Awesome Solid, made by Dave Gandy and released under CC BY 4.0. It is drawn on a 640 × 640 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 VirusIcon to components/icons/fa7-solid-virus.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 VirusIcon 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 Virus icon, or any of 1,983 Font Awesome Solid 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 640 × 640 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="Virus", so screen readers say what it does.

Yes. VirusIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <VirusIcon 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 (Dave Gandy) 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 Dave Gandy, 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.

8 other libraries draw an icon called Virus. The Other libraries section on this page shows each one, so you can compare them and open the one that fits your style.

Its tags are medical, research, biology, disease and infection. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Virus in another set.