Question 1

What does the Progress Activity icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The progress-activity icon represents a symbol of ongoing activity or progress in a process. It is often used to signify that a task is in progress or that an application is loading. This icon is significant in the context of user interface design and application development.

Question 2

Where is the Progress Activity icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software applications, the progress-activity icon may appear in tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe Creative Cloud, where users are working on designs or projects. It can also be found in web applications, where users are loading data or waiting for a response.

Question 3

What does the Progress Activity icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the progress-activity icon communicates a sense of dynamism and progress, helping users understand that an action is being performed or that data is being loaded. It can also serve as a visual cue for users to wait or to understand that an application is processing information.

Question 4

Can I download the Progress Activity 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 Progress Activity 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-progress-activity.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Progress Activity icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Can I use the Progress Activity 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 Progress Activity 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 Progress Activity 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 Progress Activity 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 Progress Activity 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="Progress Activity", so screen readers say what it does.

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