Question 1

What does the File Spreadsheet icon mean?

Accepted Answer

This icon represents spreadsheet files and tabular data documents, featuring visual elements that suggest grid structures and numerical data organization. As the standard indicator for spreadsheet file types, this icon has become universally recognized for Excel files, CSV documents, and data table files across operating systems and productivity applications.

Question 2

Where is the File Spreadsheet icon used?

Accepted Answer

In spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and Apple Numbers, this icon identifies saved spreadsheet files in file browsers and recent document lists. Data analysis platforms such as Tableau and Power BI use it for importing spreadsheet data sources, while project management tools like Airtable and Monday.com deploy it for spreadsheet-based views and data exports.

Question 3

What does the File Spreadsheet icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a data management perspective, the spreadsheet file icon communicates more than just tabular storage - it represents structured numerical data, formula-driven calculations, and financial record keeping. The grid-based visualization suggests organized rows and columns, differentiating spreadsheets from unstructured documents or database files.

Question 4

Can I download the File Spreadsheet 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 File Spreadsheet 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/gala-file-spreadsheet.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the File Spreadsheet icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed FileSpreadsheetIcon 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 File Spreadsheet 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 File Spreadsheet icon, or any of 50 Gala Icons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the File Spreadsheet 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 File Spreadsheet 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 File Spreadsheet 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 File Spreadsheet icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 256 × 256 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation, and its stroke.

Question 13

How do I make the File Spreadsheet 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="File Spreadsheet", so screen readers say what it does.

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