Question 1

What does the Expand Categories icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The expand-categories icon represents the action of expanding or collapsing categories. It visually depicts a combination of arrows and boxes, symbolizing expansion and contraction of hierarchical structures. This symbol originates from user interfaces where users need to manage category visibility.

Question 2

Where is the Expand Categories icon used?

Accepted Answer

In real-world applications, this icon appears in various software applications, websites, and e-commerce platforms, typically in navigation menus or category lists.

Question 3

What does the Expand Categories icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, this icon communicates that a user can expand or collapse categories, helping them understand the functionality and navigate interfaces accordingly.

Question 4

Can I download the Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories 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-expand-categories.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Expand Categories icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ExpandCategoriesIcon 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 Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories icon, or any of 2,547 Carbon icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories 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 Expand Categories 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="Expand Categories", so screen readers say what it does.

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