Question 1

What does the Current Location icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The current-location icon represents a symbol of geolocation or current position, often used to indicate a user's location. It consists of a circle with a dot at the center and surrounding lines. This symbol has its roots in cartography and navigation.

Question 2

Where is the Current Location icon used?

Accepted Answer

The current-location icon appears in software like mapping platforms (location markers), GPS navigation systems (current location indicators), and mobile apps (location services).

Question 3

What does the Current Location icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the current-location icon communicates the idea of geolocation, helping users understand their current position or the location of a particular element.

Question 4

Can I download the Current Location 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 Current Location 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/bx-current-location.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Current Location icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed CurrentLocationIcon 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 Current Location 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 Current Location icon, or any of 1,609 BoxIcons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Current Location icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with credit: CC BY 4.0 asks you to credit the author (Atisa) where you use the icons. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Current Location 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 Current Location 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 Current Location icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 24 × 24 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 Current Location 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="Current Location", so screen readers say what it does.

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