Question 1

What does the Bulb Filament Alt icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The bulb-filament-alt icon features an alternative design for an incandescent light bulb with a filament. This symbol represents a traditional light bulb with a distinctive filament design. The filament is often associated with older lighting technology, but it continues to be used in various decorative and specialty lighting applications.

Question 2

Where is the Bulb Filament Alt icon used?

Accepted Answer

In real-world applications, the bulb-filament-alt icon may appear in software related to lighting design, architecture, or interior design. For example, it could be used in tools like Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, or Adobe Creative Cloud.

Question 3

What does the Bulb Filament Alt icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the bulb-filament-alt icon effectively communicates a sense of traditional lighting or a specific type of light bulb. This can help users quickly identify the type of lighting being referred to or controlled.

Question 4

Can I download the Bulb Filament Alt 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 Bulb Filament Alt 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/cbi-bulb-filament-alt.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Bulb Filament Alt icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed BulbFilamentAltIcon 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 Bulb Filament Alt 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 Bulb Filament Alt icon, or any of 1,491 Custom Brand Icons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Bulb Filament Alt icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

No, not commercially: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 allows only non-commercial use, with credit to the author (Emanuele & rchiileea), and icons you change must use the same license. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Bulb Filament Alt 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 Bulb Filament Alt 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 Bulb Filament Alt 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 Bulb Filament Alt 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="Bulb Filament Alt", so screen readers say what it does.

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