Question 1

What does the Star Half Outline icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The star-half-outline icon represents a stylized star symbol with half-filled stars and an outlined style, often used to convey a partial rating or review. This icon is typically used to indicate a mid-range or average quality item.

Question 2

Where is the Star Half Outline icon used?

Accepted Answer

In software and platforms, this icon appears in applications that require users to rate or review items, such as e-commerce websites or review platforms. For example, Google's Material Design uses this icon to indicate a website's partial rating.

Question 3

What does the Star Half Outline icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the star-half-outline icon communicates a sense of partial approval or mid-range quality, helping users quickly understand the value or popularity of an item. This icon can be used to indicate partial ratings, reviews, or favorite status.

Question 4

Can I download the Star Half 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 Star Half 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-star-half-outline.tsx.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

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