File Unknown
The file-unknown icon represents a generic or unidentified file type, commonly used in digital interfaces to signify an unknown or unsupported file format.
Exports at 24 × 24 px
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In any framework. Customize it above, and the code follows.
export const FileUnknownIcon = (props: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) => (
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" {...props}>
<g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeLinecap="square" strokeWidth="2"><path d="M20 10.5V7l-5-5H4v20h9.5M14 2v6h6"/><path d="M15.5 16.249C15.5 15.007 16.62 14 18 14s2.5 1.007 2.5 2.249c0 .61-.27 1.164-.71 1.57L18 19.506v.115m-.001 3.374h.004V23h-.004z"/></g>
</svg>
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FAQ
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What the File Unknown icon means and where it's used, then how to install, style, label and license it.
The file-unknown icon represents a generic or unidentified file type, commonly used in digital interfaces to signify an unknown or unsupported file format. This icon is essential in user interfaces where file types need to be communicated quickly. The file-unknown icon originates from the need to visually represent files in a digital context, making it a staple in file management systems.
In real-world applications, the file-unknown icon appears in software like file explorers, such as Windows Explorer or macOS Finder, where users encounter files with unrecognized formats. It's also prevalent in cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive, where users may upload files of various types. This icon helps users quickly identify files that may require additional software to open.
From a UX perspective, the file-unknown icon communicates uncertainty or a need for further action. When users encounter this icon, it signals that the system cannot directly open or handle the file type, prompting them to find compatible software or convert the file. This icon plays a crucial role in guiding users through file management tasks.
File Unknown is one of 2,138 icons in TDesign Icons, made by TDesign and released under MIT. It is drawn on a 24 × 24 grid with a 2 stroke.
Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds FileUnknownIcon to components/icons/tdesign-file-unknown.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 FileUnknownIcon 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, and its stroke.
File Unknown is a line icon drawn with a stroke width of 2. Change it in Customize before you copy, or pass strokeWidth to the installed component when all of its strokes share one width.
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="File Unknown", so screen readers say what it does.
Yes. FileUnknownIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <FileUnknownIcon 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. MIT 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: MIT 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 TDesign Icons, TDesign and the license.
Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.
3 other libraries draw an icon called File Unknown. 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, media, file, type and unknown. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for File Unknown in another set.
TDesign Icons draws many icons in several styles: Filled next to the default. Open the library and pick a style above the grid to see File Unknown's siblings in it.
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