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# @egoist/tailwindcss-icons
> Use any icon from [Iconify](https://iconify.design/)
[](https://npm.im/@egoist/tailwindcss-icons) [](https://npm.im/@egoist/tailwindcss-icons)
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8784712/219618866-e5632d23-b948-4fa1-b3d6-00581a704bca.png" alt="preview" width="700" />
## Install
```bash
npm i @egoist/tailwindcss-icons -D
```
## Usage
In your `tailwind.config.js`:
```js
const { iconsPlugin, getIconCollections } = require("@egoist/tailwindcss-icons")
module.exports = {
plugins: [
iconsPlugin({
// Select the icon collections you want to use
// You can also ignore this option to automatically discover all individual icon packages you have installed
// If you install @iconify/json, you should explicitly specify the collections you want to use, like this:
collections: getIconCollections(["mdi", "lucide"]),
// If you want to use all icons from @iconify/json, you can do this:
// collections: getIconCollections("all"),
// and the more recommended way is to use `dynamicIconsPlugin`, see below.
}),
],
}
```
You also need to install `@iconify/json` (full icon collections, 50MB) or `@iconify-json/{collection_name}` (individual icon package):
```bash
# install every icon:
npm i @iconify/json -D
# or install individual packages like this:
npm i @iconify-json/mdi @iconify-json/lucide -D
```
Then you can use the icons in your HTML:
```html
<!-- pattern: i-{collection_name}-{icon_name} -->
<span class="i-mdi-home"></span>
```
Search the icon you want to use here: https://icones.js.org
### Plugin Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| prefix | string | `i` | Class prefix for matching icon rules |
| scale | number | `1` | Scale relative to the current font size |
| extraProperties | Record<string, string> | `{}` | Extra CSS properties applied to the generated CSS. |
| collectionNamesAlias | [key in CollectionNames]?: string | `{}` | Alias to customize collection names. |
### Custom Icons
You can also use custom icons with this plugin, for example:
```js
module.exports = {
plugins: [
iconsPlugin({
collections: {
foo: {
icons: {
"arrow-left": {
// svg body
body: '<path d="M10 19l-7-7m0 0l7-7m-7 7h18"/>',
// svg width and height, optional
width: 24,
height: 24,
},
},
},
},
}),
],
}
```
Then you can use this custom icon as class name: `i-foo-arrow-left`.
> [!TIP]
> To read custom icons from directory, you can refer to [Load svgs from filesystem](https://github.com/egoist/tailwindcss-icons/issues/37)
### Generate Icon Dynamically
The idea is from [@iconify/tailwind](https://iconify.design/docs/usage/css/tailwind),
thanks to the author of Iconify for the great work!
If you want to install `@iconify/json` and use whatever icon you want,
you should add another plugin to your `tailwind.config.js`.
This is because we can not provide autocomplete for all icons from `@iconify/json`,
it will make your editor slow.
```js
const { iconsPlugin, dynamicIconsPlugin } = require("@egoist/tailwindcss-icons")
module.exports = {
plugins: [iconsPlugin(), dynamicIconsPlugin()],
}
```
Then you can use icons dynamically like `<span class="i-[mdi-light--home]"></span>`.
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## License
MIT © [EGOIST](https://github.com/sponsors/egoist)