Question 1

What does the Preliminary Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The preliminary-outline icon represents a draft or preliminary version of a document, proposal, or concept. It is often used in business, education, and government applications. The icon symbolizes the initial stages of development or planning.

Question 2

Where is the Preliminary Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software applications, this icon may appear in document management systems, project management tools, and collaboration software. For example, it may be used in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or Trello to represent preliminary documents or proposals.

Question 3

What does the Preliminary Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the preliminary-outline icon communicates a sense of temporary or draft status. It helps users understand that the information or tool being represented is not yet finalized.

Question 4

Can I download the Preliminary 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 Preliminary 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-preliminary-outline.tsx.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

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