Question 1

What does the Scissors 20 Solid icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The scissors icon represents cutting and trimming functionality with its crossed blades design showing separation action. This cutting symbol has become the universal indicator for cut operations, content trimming, clip functions, and separation actions across all modern editing tools and content management systems.

Question 2

Where is the Scissors 20 Solid icon used?

Accepted Answer

In modern applications like image editors or photo tools in platforms like Canva, you'll see this scissors indicating image cropping, shape cutting, and path trimming. It appears in design interfaces where cutting operations require clear visual indicators, or in image systems where trim features need explicit representation.

Question 3

What does the Scissors 20 Solid icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a design editing perspective, the scissors design communicates more than cropping - it specifically indicates path cutting, shape separation, and the precision nature of cutting tools versus selection masking. This distinction helps users recognize cutting features versus masking operations.

Question 4

Can I download the Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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/heroicons-scissors-20-solid.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Scissors 20 Solid icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed Scissors20SolidIcon 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid icon, or any of 1,288 HeroIcons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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 Scissors 20 Solid 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="Scissors 20 Solid", so screen readers say what it does.

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