Question 1

What does the Paper Clip Outlined icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The paper-clip-outlined icon represents file attachments and document linking in communication and file management applications. Featuring an outlined paperclip design, this universal symbol is used for file attachment features, attaching documents, and linking files in messages and emails.

Question 2

Where is the Paper Clip Outlined icon used?

Accepted Answer

In modern applications like attachment options in email clients like Gmail or Outlook, file attachment in messaging apps like Slack or Teams, document linking in project management tools, or file upload in form interfaces, you'll see this outlined icon enabling file attachment. It appears in message composers for attaching files, in comment sections for document uploads, or in email interfaces for attachment features.

Question 3

What does the Paper Clip Outlined icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a file management perspective, the paperclip symbol communicates file attachment functionality, the linking of documents to messages, and the universal pattern of attaching files across digital communication.

Question 4

Can I download the Paper Clip Outlined 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 Paper Clip Outlined 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/ant-design-paper-clip-outlined.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Paper Clip Outlined icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed PaperClipOutlinedIcon 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 Paper Clip Outlined 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 Paper Clip Outlined icon, or any of 830 Ant Design Icons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Paper Clip Outlined icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MIT allows commercial use; keep the license notice when you ship the icons' source files. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Paper Clip Outlined 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 Paper Clip Outlined 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 Paper Clip Outlined icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 1024 × 1024 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 Paper Clip Outlined 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="Paper Clip Outlined", so screen readers say what it does.

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