Question 1

What does the Attribution Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The attribution-outline icon represents a credit or acknowledgment of a source or author. It is often used in academic, journalistic, and creative applications to indicate the origin of a work or idea, similar to the attribution icon but with an outlined style.

Question 2

Where is the Attribution Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software applications, the attribution-outline icon is often used in content management systems, blogging platforms, and social media to provide credit to the original author or source. For example, in Medium, the attribution-outline icon is used to provide credit to the original author of an article.

Question 3

What does the Attribution Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the attribution-outline icon communicates to users that a work or idea has been acknowledged or credited. It helps users understand the functionality of the icon and navigate interfaces easily.

Question 4

Can I download the Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline 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/material-symbols-attribution-outline.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Attribution Outline icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed AttributionOutlineIcon 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 Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline icon, or any of 15,862 Material Symbols icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline 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 Attribution Outline 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="Attribution Outline", so screen readers say what it does.

Attribution Outline