Question 1

What does the Message Alt Error icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The message-alt-error icon represents a message with an error or failure, using an alternative design. The SVG path depicts a speech bubble with an error symbol, indicating a problem or issue. This symbol is often used in software and platforms related to communication, where errors or failures occur.

Question 2

Where is the Message Alt Error icon used?

Accepted Answer

In real-world applications, the message-alt-error icon appears in software and platforms related to messaging, email, or customer support, such as WhatsApp or Freshdesk.

Question 3

What does the Message Alt Error icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the message-alt-error icon communicates the concept of error or failure, making it easy for users to understand the status of a message or conversation.

Question 4

Can I download the Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error 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-message-alt-error.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Message Alt Error icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed MessageAltErrorIcon 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 Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error icon, or any of 1,609 BoxIcons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error 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 Message Alt Error 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="Message Alt Error", so screen readers say what it does.

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