Question 1

What does the Panel Bottom Open icon mean?

Accepted Answer

This icon represents opening and expanding functionality for bottom interface panels in application layouts and workspace configurations. Featuring an upward-pointing chevron within a bottom-divided container, this symbol indicates the action to reveal footer areas, expand status panels, and show bottom sections that provide additional tools, information, or controls in comprehensive application interfaces.

Question 2

Where is the Panel Bottom Open icon used?

Accepted Answer

Users encounter this icon in development environments like WebStorm and Atom when expanding console windows and debugging panels to access detailed output information. Design tools including Figma and Adobe XD implement it for revealing asset panels and layer information, while productivity applications such as Notion and Obsidian display it for showing metadata sections and document properties panels.

Question 3

What does the Panel Bottom Open icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a user interface perspective, the open bottom panel functionality communicates more than simple space expansion - it specifically indicates access to advanced features, detailed information display, and the progressive disclosure that helps users focus on essential tasks while maintaining access to comprehensive tools when needed. This reveal capability supports both novice and expert workflows.

Question 4

Can I download the Panel Bottom Open 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 Open 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-open.tsx.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

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