---
title: Icon
description: Use the icon component to display Octicons with an optional background
keywords: ['Octicon', 'symbol']
ready: true
source: https://github.com/primer/brand/blob/main/packages/react/src/Icon/Icon.tsx
storybook: '/brand/storybook/?path=/story/components-icon--playground'
figma: https://www.figma.com/design/BJ95AjraesmRCWsKA013GS/Primer-Brand?node-id=15397-35
---

```js
import {Icon} from '@primer/react-brand'
```

## Examples

### Default

```jsx
<Icon icon={ZapIcon} />
```

### Colors

```jsx
<Stack direction="horizontal" gap={16} flexWrap="wrap" padding="none">
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="default" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="blue" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="coral" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="green" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="gray" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="indigo" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="lemon" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="lime" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="orange" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="pink" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="purple" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="red" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="teal" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} color="yellow" />
</Stack>
```

### With background

```jsx
<Stack direction="horizontal" gap={16} flexWrap="wrap" padding="none">
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="default" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="blue" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="coral" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="green" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="gray" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="indigo" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="lemon" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="lime" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="orange" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="pink" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="purple" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="red" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="teal" />
  <Icon icon={RocketIcon} hasBackground color="yellow" />
</Stack>
```

### Sizes

```jsx
<Stack direction="vertical">
  <Icon icon={CopilotIcon} size="small" />
  <Icon icon={CopilotIcon} size="medium" />
  <Icon icon={CopilotIcon} size="large" />
</Stack>
```

## Component props

### Icon

| Name            | Type                                                 | Default     | Description                                  |
| :-------------- | :--------------------------------------------------- | :---------- | :------------------------------------------- |
| `icon`          | `OcticonProps` \| `React.ReactElement<OcticonProps>` |             | The Octicon component to render              |
| `color`         | `iconColors`                                         | `'default'` | The color of the icon                        |
| `size`          | `namedIconSizes \| numericIconSizes`                 | `'small'`   | The size of the icon                         |
| `hasBackground` | `boolean`                                            | `false`     | Whether to show a background behind the icon |
| `className`     | `string`                                             |             | Additional CSS class for the icon            |

All other props are forwarded to the underlying SVG element.