Microcosm

The Microcosm icon represents a small, self-contained environment or ecosystem that mimics the characteristics of a larger system. Microcosms are often used in scientific research and education to study complex systems, test hypotheses, and demonstrate principles. As a symbol of miniaturization and representation, the Microcosm icon plays a crucial role in various fields, including biology, ecology, and environmental science.

In the real world, the Microcosm icon appears in various software and platforms related to scientific research, education, and environmental monitoring, such as laboratory information management systems, scientific software, and educational platforms. The icon is often used to represent microcosms, small-scale ecosystems, and controlled environments.

From a UX perspective, the Microcosm icon communicates a sense of miniaturization, representation, and scientific inquiry. When users see the Microcosm icon, they understand that they are interacting with information related to small-scale ecosystems, controlled environments, or scientific research. The icon's presence helps users navigate interfaces related to scientific research, education, and environmental monitoring, providing a clear indication of the topic or service.

Microcosm is one of 2,063 icons in SVG Logos, made by Gil Barbara and released under CC0. It is drawn on a 256 × 256 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 MicrocosmIcon to components/icons/logos-microcosm.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 MicrocosmIcon 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 Microcosm icon, or any of 2,063 SVG Logos icons, and install it from a prompt.

It's multicolor, so it keeps its own colors.

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 256 × 256 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.

Yes. It keeps its own colors in light and dark mode, so check it against both backgrounds. 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="Microcosm", so screen readers say what it does.

Yes. MicrocosmIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <MicrocosmIcon 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.

CC0 puts the icons in the public domain: use them anywhere, with no conditions. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

No. CC0 gives the icons to the public domain, so no credit and no notice is required. Icons installed with the shadcn CLI still start with a comment naming SVG Logos, Gil Barbara and the license.

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

Its tags are science, environment, research, ecosystem and study. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Microcosm in another set.