How to use Icon Component in React JS?

Last Updated : 04 Dec, 2023

Every application requires icons for UI purposes, and integrating them with Material UI for React is seamless. Utilize the Icon Component in ReactJS effortlessly by following this straightforward approach.

Prerequisites:

Steps to create React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command.

npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command.

cd foldername

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the material-ui modules using the following command.

npm install @material-ui/icons

Project Structure:

Project Structure

The updated dependencies in package.json file will look like:

"dependencies": {
    "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.4",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4",
}

Example: Now write down the following code in the App.js file.

Javascript

// App.js
 
import React from "react";
import DeleteIcon from "@material-ui/icons/Delete";
import Home from "@material-ui/icons/Home";
import Person from "@material-ui/icons/Person";
 
export default function App() {
    return (
        <div style={{ display: "block", padding: 30 }}>
            <h4>How to use Icon Component in ReactJS?</h4>
            <pre>
                Sample Delete Icon: <DeleteIcon /> <br></br>
                Sample Home Icon: <Home /> <br></br>
                Sample Person Icon: <Person /> <br></br>
            </pre>
        </div>
    );
}