Question 1

What does the Chevron Up Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The chevron-up-outline icon represents an upward-pointing chevron symbol, often used to indicate an increase, expansion, or upward movement. This symbol originates from typographic marks used to denote a change in direction or a hierarchical relationship. The chevron shape is commonly used in various contexts to suggest movement or progression.

Question 2

Where is the Chevron Up Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software and digital interfaces, the chevron-up-outline icon is frequently used in navigation menus, sorting options, and data visualizations. For example, it appears in Figma's layer navigation, Notion's page hierarchy, and Jira's workflow diagrams.

Question 3

What does the Chevron Up Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the chevron-up-outline icon communicates a sense of expansion, reveal, or exposure. It helps users understand that there is more information available or that an action will lead to a change in state.

Question 4

Can I download the Chevron Up Outline 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 Chevron Up Outline 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/carbon-chevron-up-outline.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Chevron Up Outline icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ChevronUpOutlineIcon 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 Chevron Up Outline 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 Chevron Up Outline icon, or any of 2,547 Carbon icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Chevron Up Outline icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Apache 2.0 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 Chevron Up Outline 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 Chevron Up Outline 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 Chevron Up Outline icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 32 × 32 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 Chevron Up Outline 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="Chevron Up Outline", so screen readers say what it does.

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