Question 1

What does the Open Data Square icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The open data square icon provides a compact variant of the research data sharing symbol optimized for grid layouts and standardized interface designs. This squared version maintains the recognizable open data design while fitting seamlessly into structured layouts requiring uniform icon dimensions across repository platforms and journal systems.

Question 2

Where is the Open Data Square icon used?

Accepted Answer

In dataset repository interfaces and article metadata displays, the square variant appears in data availability grids alongside other research transparency icons creating visual consistency. Journal platforms display this icon in supplementary material sections, while institutional repositories use it in dataset catalog interfaces where multiple status indicators need uniform sizing for professional presentation across diverse research data ecosystems.

Question 3

What does the Open Data Square icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a visual design perspective, the square format communicates more than just branding adaptation - it specifically signals integration within structured data availability displays, compatibility with grid-based transparency badge systems, and the standardization of research openness representations. This formatting distinction helps designers maintain visual hierarchy while preserving open science movement recognition across academic and repository interfaces.

Question 4

Can I download the Open Data Square icon as SVG or PNG?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.

Question 5

How do I install the Open Data Square icon with the shadcn CLI?

Accepted Answer

Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds the icon to components/icons/academicons-open-data-square.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Open Data Square icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed OpenDataSquareIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. It works in Next.js and any React app.

Question 7

How do I use the Open Data Square icon in Vue, Svelte or Angular?

Accepted Answer

Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside.

Question 8

Can my AI agent install it for me?

Accepted Answer

With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Open Data Square icon, or any of 158 Academicons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Open Data Square icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Open Font License allows commercial use; the icons can't be sold on their own. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Open Data Square icon free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

Question 11

How do I change the color of the Open Data Square icon?

Accepted Answer

It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.

Question 12

How do I change the size of the Open Data Square icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 448 × 512 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.

Question 13

How do I make the Open Data Square icon accessible?

Accepted Answer

Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Open Data Square", so screen readers say what it does.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the Open Data Square icon mean?

Where is the Open Data Square icon used?

What does the Open Data Square icon tell users?

How do I install the Open Data Square icon with the shadcn CLI?

How do I use the Open Data Square icon in Next.js or React?

How do I use the Open Data Square icon in Vue, Svelte or Angular?

Can my AI agent install it for me?

How do I change the color of the Open Data Square icon?

How do I change the size of the Open Data Square icon?

How do I make the Open Data Square icon accessible?

Can I download the Open Data Square icon as SVG or PNG?

Can I use the Open Data Square icon in commercial projects?

Is the Open Data Square icon free?

Install Open Data Square from a prompt