Browse
The browse icon represents a search or exploration function, commonly used in navigation menus to access a list of items or a directory.
Exports at 24 × 24 px
Code
Browse in your framework
In any framework. Customize it above, and the code follows.
export const BrowseIcon = (props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => (
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" {...props}>
<path fill="currentColor" d="M3 13V5q0-.825.588-1.412T5 3h6v10zM13 3h6q.825 0 1.413.588T21 5v4h-8zm0 18V11h8v8q0 .825-.587 1.413T19 21zM3 15h8v6H5q-.825 0-1.412-.587T3 19z"/>
</svg>
);Other libraries
Browse in 4 more libraries
Each library draws it its own way. Open one to compare.
Material Symbols
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Browse is tagged navigation, search, list and 3 more. Related tags follow; each opens its icons from every library.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What the Browse icon means and where it's used, then how to install, style, label and license it.
The browse icon represents a search or exploration function, commonly used in navigation menus to access a list of items or a directory. It originates from the concept of browsing through a catalog or a library. The icon signifies the ability to discover new content or find specific information.
In software and platforms, the browse icon appears in file managers like Windows Explorer or macOS Finder, where users can browse through directories and files. It's also used in web applications such as Google Drive or Dropbox to navigate through files and folders.
From a UX perspective, the browse icon communicates the possibility of exploring more options or content. It helps users understand that they can discover new things or find specific information by interacting with the icon. The icon's presence can reduce cognitive load by providing a clear and recognizable way to access more information.
Browse is one of 15,862 icons in Material Symbols, made by Google and released under Apache 2.0. It is drawn on a 24 × 24 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 BrowseIcon to components/icons/material-symbols-browse.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 BrowseIcon 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.
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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 24 × 24 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="Browse", so screen readers say what it does.
Yes. BrowseIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <BrowseIcon 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. Apache 2.0 allows commercial use; keep the license notice when you ship the icons' source files. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.
No visible credit is required: Apache 2.0 only asks that you keep the license notice if you ship the icons' source files. Icons installed with the shadcn CLI already start with a comment naming Material Symbols, Google and the license.
Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.
4 other libraries draw an icon called Browse. 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 navigation, search, list, directory, explore and catalog. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Browse in another set.
Material Symbols draws many icons in several styles: Outline, Rounded and Sharp next to the default. Open the library and pick a style above the grid to see Browse's siblings in it.
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