Question 1

What does the Baseline Text Snippet icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The text snippet icon represents a short excerpt or sample of text. It is often used in documentation, note-taking, or text editing applications to signify a brief piece of text. This icon is part of the Material Design library.

Question 2

Where is the Baseline Text Snippet icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software applications, the text snippet icon appears in text editors like Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or Notion, where users can create and manage short text excerpts. It is also used in code editors like Visual Studio Code or GitHub to represent code snippets.

Question 3

What does the Baseline Text Snippet icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the text snippet icon communicates that a short piece of text is available for reference or editing. It helps users quickly identify and access text excerpts, making it easier to navigate and manage content.

Question 4

Can I download the Baseline Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet 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-text-snippet.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Baseline Text Snippet icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Can I use the Baseline Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet 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 Text Snippet", so screen readers say what it does.

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