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Heroicons Play Icon

The Heroicons Play icon uses uses stroked lines with no fill — clean, legible, and versatile at any size. Compare it against similar icons in 27 other libraries on IconStash, adjust stroke width, change colors with a hex picker, and export at any size.

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About this icon

Use the Play icon

The Play icon from Heroicons fits naturally in media players, streaming interfaces, audio controls, photo galleries, podcast apps, and video platforms. Its outline style makes it ideal for app navigation bars, toolbar buttons, form labels, and UI controls where clarity at 16–24px is critical.

Open it in IconStash to set stroke color via presets or a custom hex value, choose an exact pixel size (16–512px), control stroke width (0.1–3px), and preview against dark, light, or checkered backgrounds before downloading.

Export formats

Copy clean SVG vectors with one click, generate custom-size PNG files from 16px to 512px, export JSX/React components ready to paste into your project, or use the icon as a CSS background-mask for flexible theming.

All exports are based on the same editable vector — so the Play icon stays pixel-perfect at 16px, 24px, 48px, and any large marketing size.

Design & UX integration

Aesthetic characteristics

Heroicons is made by the Tailwind CSS team, and Play shows it: geometry tuned to sit on Tailwind's spacing scale and to stay legible at 16px, 20px and 24px. Every icon ships in both outline and solid, so you can change style without changing size or re-aligning anything.

UX best practices

For media and audio-visual interfaces, place the Play icon prominently so it reads as a control rather than a label — playback, volume and cast affordances are scanned before they are read. Keep at least 3:1 contrast against the video surface and give it an accessible name, since media controls are frequently the only way to operate a player.

Use in your project

React / npm — Heroicons

npm install @heroicons/react

import { PlayIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';

// JSX usage:
<PlayIcon className="h-6 w-6 text-gray-700" />

Copy the SVG markup directly from the IconStash editor to use the Play icon without any npm package — paste it into HTML, JSX, or a design tool.

Inline SVG (copy & paste)

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" role="img" aria-label="play icon"><path fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="M5.25 5.653c0-.856.917-1.398 1.667-.986l11.54 6.347a1.125 1.125 0 0 1 0 1.972l-11.54 6.347a1.125 1.125 0 0 1-1.667-.986z"/></svg>

Library & related icons

About Heroicons

Hand-crafted SVG icons by the makers of Tailwind CSS. Available in outline and solid variants at 16px, 20px, and 24px — perfect for Tailwind-based projects.

  • Total icons: 1,297+
  • Style: outline/solid
  • License: MIT
  • npm package: @heroicons/react
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Frequently asked questions

What is the Play icon?

The Play icon is a outline-style SVG icon from the Heroicons library, categorized under Media. It is designed for use in media players, streaming interfaces, audio controls, photo galleries, podcast apps, and video platforms. On IconStash you can preview it, customize its color and size, and export it in SVG, PNG, JSX, or CSS formats directly from your browser.

Is the Play icon free to use?

Yes. Heroicons is licensed under MIT, making it free for personal and commercial use. This means you can freely use the Play icon in personal, commercial, and open-source projects. IconStash provides SVG and PNG access at no cost with no login required.

How do I use the Play icon in React?

Install the package with `npm install @heroicons/react`, then import the component into your React file. IconStash's detail panel shows you the exact npm command, import statement, and JSX usage snippet for every icon — just click the Code tab and copy with one click.

What is the Heroicons icon library?

Hand-crafted SVG icons by the makers of Tailwind CSS. Available in outline and solid variants at 16px, 20px, and 24px — perfect for Tailwind-based projects. It contains 1,297+ icons. IconStash indexes the complete Heroicons collection alongside 27 other open-source libraries — 134,701 icons total — in a single unified search interface.

Can I download the Play icon as a PNG?

Yes. Open the Play icon in IconStash, set your desired pixel size (16px to 512px) in the detail panel, and click Download PNG. You can also export a multi-resolution ZIP pack containing 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 128, 256, and 512px PNGs with a single click.

What does the outline icon style mean?

An icon in outline style uses stroked lines with no fill — clean, legible, and versatile at any size. This style is best suited for app navigation bars, toolbar buttons, form labels, and UI controls where clarity at 16–24px is critical. The Heroicons Play icon follows this visual convention throughout the Heroicons design system.

Can I change the Play icon's color and size before downloading?

Yes. In IconStash's editor panel, choose from six color presets (blue, slate, green, purple, red, teal) or enter a custom hex value. Drag the size slider (16–256px) or type an exact pixel value up to 512px. Changes apply instantly to the SVG preview, the PNG output, and the copied code.