Question 1

What does the Markdown Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The markdown-outline icon represents a markdown text editor outline view. This icon is used to indicate a list or outline view of a markdown document. The material design style is evident in its simple and clean outline.

Question 2

Where is the Markdown Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software applications, the markdown-outline icon appears in text editing tools like GitHub's markdown editor, Stack Exchange's question editor, and blogging platforms like WordPress. It's often used alongside other formatting options.

Question 3

What does the Markdown Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the markdown-outline icon communicates organization and structure. It helps users quickly access and navigate through different sections of a markdown document, making it easier to edit and manage content.

Question 4

Can I download the Markdown 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 Markdown 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-markdown-outline.tsx.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Markdown Outline