Question 1

What does the Clipboard Pencil icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The clipboard pencil icon represents the ability to edit or annotate text stored in a clipboard. It signifies the action of modifying or adding to existing information. The icon is often used in applications where users need to edit text data.

Question 2

Where is the Clipboard Pencil icon used?

Accepted Answer

The clipboard pencil icon appears in various text editing applications, such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or text editors. It's also used in note-taking applications, word processors, and file managers. Users often encounter this icon when editing text data.

Question 3

What does the Clipboard Pencil icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the clipboard pencil icon communicates the ability to modify text information. It helps users understand that they can edit or annotate existing text. The icon provides a visual cue for users to access editing functionality.

Question 4

Can I download the Clipboard Pencil 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 Clipboard Pencil 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/foundation-clipboard-pencil.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Clipboard Pencil icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ClipboardPencilIcon 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 Clipboard Pencil 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 Clipboard Pencil icon, or any of 283 Foundation icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Clipboard Pencil icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MIT 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 Clipboard Pencil 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 Clipboard Pencil 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 Clipboard Pencil icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 100 × 100 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 Clipboard Pencil 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="Clipboard Pencil", so screen readers say what it does.

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