React Native Iconify

react-native-iconify is a library that simplifies the use of icons in React Native projects. It provides access 150,000+ icons.

You can find all the supported icons on these websites:

Icones Iconify

Installation

To use the react-native-iconify library, you first need to install it in your project. You can do this using the following command:

npm install react-native-iconify

Install react-native-svg

# for bare react native apps
npm install react-native-svg
npx pod-install

or

# for Expo apps
npx expo install react-native-svg

Add comment line to entryfile of your project (App.js or App.tsx or main.tsx or _layout.tsx)

// @@iconify-code-gen

ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
);

Add plugin to (babel.config.js)

module.exports = {
  presets: [
    ...
  ],
  plugins: [
    [
      'react-native-iconify/babel',
      {
        icons: [
          'mdi:heart',
          'mdi:home',
          'mdi:account',
          'feather:activity',
          // Add more icons here
        ],
      },
    ],
  ],
};

Add plugin to vite.config for Vite

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    react({
      babel: {
        plugins: [
          [
            'react-native-iconify/babel',
            {
              icons: [
                'mdi:heart',
                'mdi:home',
                'mdi:account',
                // other icons
              ],
            },
          ],
        ],
      },
    }),
  ],
});

Add plugin to next.config.mjs for Next

Warning: You can not use "next/font" with babel

/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
  webpack: (config) => {
    config.module.rules.push({
      test: /\.(js|jsx|ts|tsx)$/,
      exclude: /node_modules/,
      use: {
        loader: 'babel-loader',
        options: {
          presets: ['next/babel'],
          plugins: [
            [
              'react-native-iconify/babel',
              {
                icons: [
                  'mdi:heart',
                  'mdi:home',
                  'mdi:account',
                  'feather:activity',
                  // Add more icons here
                ],
              },
            ],
          ],
        },
      },
    });

    return config;
  },
};

export default nextConfig;

Usage

Using the react-native-iconify library is straightforward. First, you need to call the Iconify component and provide the icon name using the icon prop:

import React from 'react';
import { Iconify } from 'react-native-iconify';
// or
import { Iconify } from 'react-native-iconify/native';

// for web (not react-native-web)
import { Iconify } from 'react-native-iconify/web';

const ExampleScreen = () => {
  return <Iconify icon="mdi:heart" size={24} color="#900" />;
};

export default ExampleScreen;

In the example above, we show how to use the mdi-heart Iconify icon. You can provide values for the size and color props to customize the appearance of the icon.

Bundle size

Tested on empty expo managed app

Icons	Size (MB)	Difference (MB)
1	3.07	-
100	3.14	+0.07
1000	3.7	+0.63

Troubleshooting

Iconify: You need to install a Babel plugin before using this library. You can continue by adding the following to your babel.config.js

If you're using a library that requires the "react-native-iconify/plugin" Babel plugin but you forgot to install it, you may encounter errors. Here's how to troubleshoot and fix the issue:

Add the following code to your Babel configuration file (usually babel.config.js):

module.exports = {
  presets: [
    ...
  ],
  plugins: [
    [
      'react-native-iconify/babel',
      {
        icons: [
          'mdi:heart',
          'mdi:home',
          'mdi:account',
          'feather:activity',
          // Add more icons here
        ],
      },
    ],
  ],
};

After installing and configuring the plugin, you may need to restart your bundler to ensure that the changes take effect.

Contributing

See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.

License

MIT