Devicon vs Material Symbols
Devicon
devicon.dev
Material Symbols
fonts.google.comSide by side
| Figure | Devicon | Material Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Icon Libraries | 8.1 (#8) | 7.8 (#15) |
| License | The repository provides the software under the MIT License. | The icons are available under the Apache License Version 2.0, which permits incorporation, remixing and redistribution. |
| Purpose | Devicon is a set of icons representing programming languages, designing, and development tools. | Material Symbols is a collection of over 2,500 icons consolidated into a single font file. |
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In their own words
Material Symbols
Material Symbols is a collection of more than 2,500 icons consolidated into a font. It offers Outlined, Rounded and Sharp variable fonts, with controls for fill, weight, grade and optical size. Web developers can use Google’s CSS web-font API snippet or self-host the font to choose when to update the asset. Individual icons are available as SVG or PNG, with Android Vector Drawable and Apple Symbols formats also listed. The icons are provided under the Apache License Version 2.0, which permits incorporation, remixing and redistribution, including commercial use. One web-font limitation is that default settings load more than 3,800 icons in a 295 KB payload; specifying icon names can reduce the payload. Only the 20 px and 24 px versions are designed for exact pixel-grid alignment. The collection has no two-tone icons or third-party logos, and includes only pre-made variable fonts. Google directs icon requests to GitHub issues and does not accept pull requests for icon files. Flutter support is planned.