Question 1

What does the Chevrons Left Right icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The chevrons-left-right icon represents bidirectional horizontal expansion and panel resizing in adjustable interface elements. Featuring opposing chevron pairs pointing away from center horizontally, this symbol has become the standard for indicating horizontal stretch and width adjustment functionality.

Question 2

Where is the Chevrons Left Right icon used?

Accepted Answer

In modern applications like resizable sidebars or adjustable content panels, you'll see this icon when users can expand content both leftward and rightward simultaneously. It appears during layout customization where panel widths are adjustable, or in code editors where split-pane interfaces allow dynamic width allocation between different content sections.

Question 3

What does the Chevrons Left Right icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a user interface flexibility perspective, the opposing chevrons communicate more than just "horizontal movement" - they specifically signal bidirectional expansion and dimensional control. This adaptability meaning helps in workspace applications where users need to understand they can adjust content boundaries to optimize their viewing experience.

Question 4

Can I download the Chevrons Left Right 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 Chevrons Left Right 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/lucide-chevrons-left-right.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Chevrons Left Right icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ChevronsLeftRightIcon 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 Chevrons Left Right 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 Chevrons Left Right icon, or any of 1,655 Lucide icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Chevrons Left Right icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ISC 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 Chevrons Left Right 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 Chevrons Left Right 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 Chevrons Left Right 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, and its stroke.

Question 13

How do I make the Chevrons Left Right 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="Chevrons Left Right", so screen readers say what it does.

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