Question 1

What does the Inbox Text Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The inbox-text-outline icon represents an outlined inbox or mailbox with text, commonly used in email and messaging applications. It symbolizes a place where messages are received and stored. Inboxes are a fundamental part of digital communication, allowing users to send and receive messages.

Question 2

Where is the Inbox Text Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In real-world applications, the inbox-text-outline icon appears in email clients like Gmail, Outlook, and mobile apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. It is often used as a navigation icon or a button to access the inbox.

Question 3

What does the Inbox Text Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the inbox-text-outline icon communicates the idea of a centralized location for messages, making it easy for users to find and access their conversations. It helps users understand the functionality of the icon and navigate to the inbox.

Question 4

Can I download the Inbox Text 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 Inbox Text 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-light-inbox-text-outline.tsx.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed InboxTextOutlineIcon 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 Inbox Text 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 Inbox Text Outline icon, or any of 15,390 Material Symbols Light icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

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

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