Question 1

What does the Baseline Broken Image icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The broken image icon represents a failed image load or a non-existent image. It is often used to indicate that an image cannot be displayed. This icon originates from Google's Material Design system.

Question 2

Where is the Baseline Broken Image icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software development, this icon is commonly used in image uploaders, galleries, and image viewers to signify that an image is missing or could not be loaded. For example, it may appear on a website when a user's profile picture is not set or when an image link is broken.

Question 3

What does the Baseline Broken Image icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the broken image icon communicates that something went wrong and provides a visual cue to the user that the expected content is not available. It helps users understand that the issue is not with their device or browser but with the content itself.

Question 4

Can I download the Baseline Broken Image 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 Baseline Broken Image 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/ic-baseline-broken-image.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Baseline Broken Image icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed BaselineBrokenImageIcon 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 Baseline Broken Image 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 Baseline Broken Image icon, or any of 10,956 Google Material Icons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Baseline Broken Image icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Apache 2.0 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 Baseline Broken Image 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 Baseline Broken Image 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 Baseline Broken Image 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 Baseline Broken Image 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="Baseline Broken Image", so screen readers say what it does.

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