Question 1

What does the Boxes Horizontal icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The boxes-horizontal icon represents a horizontal grid of boxes, often used to signal organization or categorization. It is commonly associated with layout or structure. The boxes-horizontal has been a symbol of organization and prioritization.

Question 2

Where is the Boxes Horizontal icon used?

Accepted Answer

In real-world applications, the boxes-horizontal icon appears in project management software, Kanban boards, and spreadsheet applications. It is used to represent a 'grid' or 'layout' feature.

Question 3

What does the Boxes Horizontal icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the boxes-horizontal icon communicates a sense of organization or structure. It helps users understand that a feature or function is related to categorization or prioritization.

Question 4

Can I download the Boxes Horizontal 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 Boxes Horizontal 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/oui-boxes-horizontal.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Boxes Horizontal icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed BoxesHorizontalIcon 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 Boxes Horizontal 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 Boxes Horizontal icon, or any of 443 OpenSearch UI icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Boxes Horizontal 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 Boxes Horizontal 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 Boxes Horizontal 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 Boxes Horizontal icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 16 × 16 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 Boxes Horizontal 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="Boxes Horizontal", so screen readers say what it does.

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