Question 1

What does the Panel Bottom Close icon mean?

Accepted Answer

This icon represents closing and collapsing functionality for bottom interface panels in application layouts and dashboard configurations. Featuring a downward-pointing chevron within a bottom-divided container, this symbol indicates the action to minimize footer areas, collapse status panels, and hide bottom sections that users can toggle to maximize their primary content viewing space.

Question 2

Where is the Panel Bottom Close icon used?

Accepted Answer

Users encounter this icon in IDE environments like IntelliJ IDEA and Eclipse when collapsing terminal windows and debug panels to focus on code editing workflows. Communication platforms including Slack and Discord implement it for minimizing chat input areas, while project management tools such as Jira and Asana display it for hiding task detail panels and status information sections.

Question 3

What does the Panel Bottom Close icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From an interface design perspective, the close bottom panel functionality communicates more than simple space management - it specifically indicates user control over information density, distraction reduction capabilities, and the flexible workspace customization that supports focused productivity workflows. This toggle capability helps users optimize their screen real estate for specific tasks.

Question 4

Can I download the Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close 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-panel-bottom-close.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Panel Bottom Close icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed PanelBottomCloseIcon 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 Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close icon, or any of 1,655 Lucide icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close 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 Panel Bottom Close 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="Panel Bottom Close", so screen readers say what it does.

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