Question 1

What does the Pencil Simple Line icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The pencil-simple-line icon represents a writing or editing tool with a simple line style. It's often used to create or modify content with a distinct visual outline.

Question 2

Where is the Pencil Simple Line icon used?

Accepted Answer

In applications like Sketch, Figma, or graphic design platforms, this icon may appear as a button for users to apply a line style to their text or designs. It's also commonly found in software that involves visual design or illustration.

Question 3

What does the Pencil Simple Line icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, this icon communicates the ability to add a specific visual outline or line style to content. It helps users understand that they can use this tool to create a clear and distinguishable text.

Question 4

Can I download the Pencil Simple Line 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 Pencil Simple Line 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/ph-pencil-simple-line.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Pencil Simple Line icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed PencilSimpleLineIcon 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 Pencil Simple Line 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 Pencil Simple Line icon, or any of 9,161 Phosphor icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Pencil Simple Line icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MIT 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 Pencil Simple Line 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 Pencil Simple Line 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 Pencil Simple Line icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 256 × 256 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 Pencil Simple Line 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="Pencil Simple Line", so screen readers say what it does.

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