Cog

The cog icon represents a gear or a settings control, often used to symbolize configuration or adjustment options. It is commonly associated with mechanical or digital systems that require tuning or modification. The cog icon has become a standard symbol in user interfaces for accessing settings or preferences.

In software applications and websites, the cog icon is frequently used in navigation menus or toolbars to provide users with access to configuration options or settings. For example, in social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter, the cog icon is used to access account settings or privacy controls. Similarly, in productivity tools like Google Workspace or Microsoft Office, the cog icon is used to access application settings or preferences.

From a UX perspective, the cog icon effectively communicates to users that they can adjust or configure certain aspects of the application or system. It helps users understand that they have control over their experience and can customize it to suit their needs. The cog icon is often used in conjunction with other icons or UI elements to provide a clear and intuitive interface.

Cog is one of 1,000 icons in Flex color icons, made by Streamline and released under CC BY 4.0. It is drawn on a 14 × 14 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 CogIcon to components/icons/streamline-flex-color-cog.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 CogIcon 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 Cog icon, or any of 1,000 Flex color icons 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 14 × 14 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="Cog", so screen readers say what it does.

Yes. CogIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <CogIcon 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 (Streamline) 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 Streamline, 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 Cog. 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 UI, interface, control, settings, configuration and adjustment. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Cog in another set.