Iconography

Icons visually reinforce an interface action, file type, status, or category. They are visually simple, quickly recognizable, and easy to understand. They are almost always used in context with descriptive text and function to reinforce the message of that text.

Download the icon font

Our full icon set is available for desktop use as an icon font (.ttf). It can be accessed through programs like Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign via the glyph panel.

Download font

Download vector files

Each of our icons is available for download as a vector (.svg) on The Noun Project, a platform that collects and catalogs icons that are created and uploaded by graphic designers from around the world.

View on Noun Project

Icon library

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
up chevron-up
right chevron-right
down chevron-down
left chevron-left
arrow-up  
arrow-right  
arrow-down  
arrow-left  

Status icons

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
approved check, checkmark, success
error delete, close, remove, multiply, multiplication, x
warning alert, exclamation-mark
help question, question-mark
update updating (used for animated state)
dollar  
plus add, addition, expand
minus subtract, subtraction, collapse
divide division
equal equals
percentage percent

Social/sharing icons

icon icon-square canonical name aliases
email envelope, envelope-back
facebook  
flickr  
github  
linkedin  
twitter  
youtube  

Communications icons

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
email envelope-back
fax fax-machine
mail envelope-front
phone telephone, handset
technology cellphone, tablet
web globe, world

Document icons

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
appendix  
paper-clip attach, attachment
copy duplicate
document doc, pdf
download  
upload  
edit pencil
print printer
rss feed
save disk
supplement  

Financial products, services, and concepts

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
bank bank-account
building-credit  
car car-loan, auto, auto-loan
complaint  
fountain-pen contract
credit-card  
credit-report  
debt-collection  
debt  
getting-a-credit-card credit-card-contract
loan  
money dollar-bill
money-transfer  
mortgage sold
house buying-a-house, owning-a-home, home
payday-loan  
college paying-for-college, grad-cap, mortarboard
prepaid-cards prepaid
quick-cash  
piggy-bank retirement
piggy-bank-check  
split  

Web application icons

icon icon-round canonical name aliases
audio-max audio-high
audio-medium  
audio-low  
audio-mute mute, audio-off
bookmark  
unbookmark  
broadcast antenna, radio
bullhorn megaphone
chart graph
clock time
date calendar
dialogue discussion
disabled no, disallowed
external-link  
favorite star, starred, fav, fave
unfavorite unstar, unstarred, unfav, unfave
information info, i
lightbulb idea
link  
list  
lock locked
unlock unlocked
menu hamburger
microphone mic
newspaper news
parent family
play  
open-quote  
close-quote  
search zoom, magnifying-glass
settings preferences, gear, cog
share  
speech-bubble  
user person
wifi wi-fi, wireless

Implementation details

Each icon has a circled variant shown in the second column (or square, in the case of the social media icons) that can be accessed by appending-round(or-square) to the canonical name or any of its aliases.

Animated icon

In certain instances, icons can be animated to aid communication or to reassure the user that an action is functioning as intended. Examples include saving or loading content.

HTML code snippet

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 952.7 1200" class="cf-icon-svg cf-icon-svg__updating"><path d="M952.5 592.6c-.9-35.3-29.7-63.4-65-63.4h-1.6c-35.9.9-64.3 30.7-63.4 66.6.1 2.8.1 5.7.1 8.5s0 5.6-.1 8.3c-.9 35.9 27.5 65.7 63.4 66.6h1.6c35.3 0 64.1-28.1 65-63.4.1-3.8.1-7.6.1-11.5s0-7.8-.1-11.7zM873.1 730.4c-32-16.2-71.1-3.4-87.4 28.6-4.4 8.7-9.3 17.3-14.4 25.6-19.1 30.4-10 70.5 20.4 89.6 30.4 19.1 70.5 10 89.6-20.4.1-.2.3-.4.4-.7 7.1-11.5 13.8-23.4 19.9-35.4 16.3-31.9 3.5-71.1-28.5-87.3zM668.2 890.5c-11.7 7.6-23.9 14.6-36.5 20.7-32.6 15-46.9 53.6-31.9 86.2s53.6 46.9 86.2 31.9c1-.4 1.9-.9 2.9-1.4 17.4-8.5 34.2-18.1 50.4-28.6 29.8-20.1 37.6-60.5 17.5-90.2-19.7-29.1-58.9-37.3-88.6-18.6zM486.6 946.2h-.9c-14 .2-28-.5-41.9-2-35.7-3.7-67.6 22.3-71.3 58-3.6 35.4 21.8 67.1 57.1 71.2 17 1.9 34.1 2.8 51.3 2.8h6.6c35.9-.2 64.8-29.5 64.6-65.4-.3-35.9-29.6-64.8-65.5-64.6zM655.2 310.3l.6.4c30.8 18.5 70.7 8.6 89.2-22.2 18.5-30.8 8.6-70.7-22.2-89.2l-1.1-.7c-30.8-18.4-70.7-8.2-89.1 22.6-18.4 30.9-8.2 70.7 22.6 89.1zM490 132.6h-2.3c-35.9-.3-65.2 28.6-65.5 64.5s28.6 65.2 64.5 65.5h2.1c35.9.3 65.3-28.5 65.6-64.4.3-35.8-28.5-65.2-64.4-65.6zM778.5 436.4c17.7 31.2 57.4 42.2 88.6 24.4s42.2-57.4 24.4-88.6l-.5-.9c-17.1-31.6-56.6-43.3-88.1-26.2-31.6 17.1-43.3 56.6-26.2 88.1.4.7.8 1.5 1.3 2.2l.5 1zM298.8 893c-14.3-9-27.8-19-40.6-30-27.4-23.2-68.4-19.7-91.6 7.7-22.9 27.1-19.8 67.7 7 91 17.6 15.1 36.3 28.9 55.9 41.3 30.4 19.1 70.5 10 89.6-20.4 19.2-30.3 10.1-70.5-20.3-89.6zM168.8 742.8c-6.8-15.4-12.5-31.2-17-47.4-10.2-34.4-46.4-54.1-80.8-43.9-33.6 9.9-53.2 44.7-44.5 78.6 6.2 22.3 14 44.2 23.4 65.4 14.6 32.8 53 47.6 85.8 33.1 32.8-14.6 47.6-53 33.1-85.8zM275.9 180.2H65c-35.9 0-65 29.1-65 65s29.1 65 65 65h47.2c-47.2 59.2-79.4 128.9-94 203.1-6.9 35.2 16.1 69.4 51.3 76.3s69.4-16.1 76.3-51.3C156 486.1 178.3 437 211 395v61.3c0 35.9 29.1 65 65 65s65-29.1 65-65v-211c0-36-29.1-65.1-65.1-65.1.1 0 .1 0 0 0z"></path></svg>

Implementation details

Our previous font icon system provided modifiers to rotate any icon. We found in reality this wasn’t practical and only one icon is ever animated, update. We’ve provided an alias–updating–to be used within the UI when a user needs to be made aware that the website is working on responding to their actions.

Specs

Depending on the context, the animated icon follows the standards of the component that contains it, for example, the icon follows the size and padding standards for buttons when placed inside a button to indicate loading or follows standards of a form-level alert within a notification.

Icon with text

Extra small

  • Web: 16px size, used inline with text
  • Print: 14pt size, used inline with text

HTML code snippet

<a class="a-link a-link__icon" href="#">
    <span class="a-link_text">Example with icon</span>
    {% include icons/download.svg %}
</a>


<!-- Raw SVG

<a class="a-link a-link__icon" href="#">
    <span class="a-link_text">Example with icon</span>
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 651.7 1200" class="cf-icon-svg"><path d="M507.1 692.8c-15.6-15.6-40.9-15.6-56.6 0l-85.1 85.1V466.6c0-22.1-17.9-40-40-40s-40 17.9-40 40V778l-85.1-85.1c-15.6-15.6-40.9-15.6-56.6 0-15.6 15.6-15.6 40.9 0 56.6L297 902.9c7.5 7.5 17.7 11.7 28.3 11.7s20.8-4.2 28.3-11.7l153.3-153.4c15.8-15.7 15.8-41 .2-56.7z"/><path d="M30 161c-16.5 0-30 13.5-30 30v827.8c0 16.5 13.5 30 30 30h591.7c16.5 0 30-13.5 30-30V343.7L469 161H30zm389.6 60v134.8c0 19.9 16.3 36.2 36.2 36.2h135.9V988.8H60V221h359.6z"/></svg>
</a>
-->

Implementation details

The standard icon height in ems matches the 19px rendered canvas of text set in Avenir Next sized at 16px (19/16 = 1.1875).

@cf-icon-height: 1.1875em;

Small

  • Web: 20px size, used on buttons
  • Print: 21pt size, used for numbers and contact icons

Medium

  • Web: 25px size, used in social media sharing sets
  • Print: 28pt size, used for numbers and contact icons

Large

  • Web: 30px size, used inline with large text links
  • Print: 36pt size, used for numbers and contact icons

Extra large

  • Web: 40px size, paired with primary headings
  • Print: 48pt size, paired with primary headings