Expand
The expand icon represents the action of expanding or enlarging an element, commonly used in user interface contexts to signify the ability to zoom in or maximize content.
Exports at 24 × 24 px
Code
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In any framework. Customize it above, and the code follows.
export const ExpandIcon = (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="M4 22v-2h16v2zm8-3l-4-4l1.4-1.4l1.6 1.55v-6.3L9.4 10.4L8 9l4-4l4 4l-1.4 1.4L13 8.85v6.3l1.6-1.55L16 15zM4 4V2h16v2z"/>
</svg>
);Other libraries
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Each library draws it its own way. Open one to compare.
Material Symbols
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FAQ
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What the Expand icon means and where it's used, then how to install, style, label and license it.
The expand icon represents the action of expanding or enlarging an element, commonly used in user interface contexts to signify the ability to zoom in or maximize content. Originating from Google's Material Symbols, this icon is widely recognized for its simplicity and clarity. Its design helps users quickly identify the option to expand or enlarge content.
In real-world applications, the expand icon appears in various software and platforms, such as media players like VLC, where it is used to denote the option to enter fullscreen mode. It is also used in image editing software, including Adobe Photoshop, to represent the option to zoom in or enlarge images.
From a UX perspective, the expand icon effectively communicates the concept of expanding or enlarging content, helping users understand the functionality and navigate interfaces with ease. Its clear design ensures that users can quickly locate and use the expand option, enhancing their overall experience.
Expand 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 ExpandIcon to components/icons/material-symbols-expand.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 ExpandIcon 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="Expand", so screen readers say what it does.
Yes. ExpandIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <ExpandIcon 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.
8 other libraries draw an icon called Expand. 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, action, zoom, fullscreen, maximize and enlarge. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Expand 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 Expand's siblings in it.
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