Question 1

What does the Controls Forward icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The controls-forward icon represents a navigation action, signifying moving forward. It originates from media playback and navigation.

Question 2

Where is the Controls Forward icon used?

Accepted Answer

In digital design, the controls-forward icon appears in media players like YouTube, Netflix, and audio apps. It's used for navigating through content.

Question 3

What does the Controls Forward icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the controls-forward icon communicates progression and continuation, helping users understand navigation options.

Question 4

Can I download the Controls Forward 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 Controls Forward 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/dashicons-controls-forward.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Controls Forward icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ControlsForwardIcon 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 Controls Forward 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 Controls Forward icon, or any of 345 Dashicons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Controls Forward icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

GPL is copyleft: what you ship with the icons may have to use the same license. Check it fits your project first. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Controls Forward 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 Controls Forward 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 Controls Forward icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 20 × 20 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 Controls Forward 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="Controls Forward", so screen readers say what it does.

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