Material Symbols
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MS7.3#3 of 46
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Ranked in Icon Libraries ·Free plan
About
Material Symbols is ranked #3 of 46 in icon libraries on Inferse. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.
Compared on icon libraries
- Free plan
- Yesfonts.google.com
- Icon formats
- SVG, PNG, web font, Vector Drawable, Apple Symbolsfonts.google.com
- Style coverage
- customizablefonts.google.com
- Commercial use
- Yesfonts.google.com
- API access
- Yesfonts.google.com
- Icon font
- Yesfonts.google.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Material Symbols is a collection of over 2,500 icons consolidated into a single font file.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Styles
- The set provides Outlined, Rounded and Sharp variable fonts.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Variable axes
- Icons support fill, weight, grade and optical-size axes.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Web integration
- Google provides a CSS web-font API snippet for incorporating Material Symbols into web pages.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Self-hosting
- The font can be self-hosted so users control when the asset is updated.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Download formats
- The Material Symbols Library provides individual icons in SVG or PNG formats.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Android
- Material Symbols are available in Android Vector Drawable format.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- iOS
- Material Symbols are available in Apple Symbols format for iOS.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- License
- The icons are available under the Apache License Version 2.0, which permits incorporation, remixing and redistribution.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Optimization limit
- Loading the default web-font settings loads all 3,800+ icons with a 295 KB font payload, while specifying icon names can reduce the payload.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Design limitation
- Only the 20 px and 24 px versions are designed with perfect pixel-grid alignment.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Format limitation
- Material Symbols has no two-tone icons and only pre-made variable fonts.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Third-party logos
- Google does not include third-party logos in Material Symbols or Material Icons due to legal reasons.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support channel
- Google asks users to submit icon requests as GitHub issues and does not accept pull requests for icon files.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Flutter status
- Flutter support for Material Symbols is planned.developers.google.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
- Best Icon Libraries in 2026#3 of 46
Sources
- developers.google.com/fonts/docs/material_symbols· checked 30 Sept 2026
- github.com/google/material-design-icons· checked 30 Sept 2026