Ant Design Icons vs Simple Icons (2026)

Ant Design Icons uses the MIT License — one of the most permissive open-source licenses. You can use it in any commercial project, modify the icons, and redistribute them freely. The only requirement is preserving the copyright notice in copies of the software.

Simple Icons uses CC0 1.0 (Public Domain). All copyrights have been waived. You can copy, modify, distribute, and use the icons for any purpose — including commercial — without attribution.

import { SmileTwoTone } from '@ant-design/icons'

export default function App() {
  return <SmileTwoTone twoToneColor='#eb2f96' style={{ fontSize: '24px' }} />
}

import {
  SiGithub,
  SiVercel,
  SiStripe,
  SiReact,
  SiNextdotjs,
  SiTailwindcss,
} from '@icons-pack/react-simple-icons'
// All components use 'Si' prefix + PascalCase brand name

export function TechStack() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
      {/* Use currentColor — inherits from parent */}
      <SiGithub size={24} />
      <SiVercel size={24} />

      {/* Use official brand color */}
      <SiStripe size={24} color="#635BFF" />
      <SiReact size={24} color="#61DAFB" />

      {/* Social links row */}
      <a href="https://github.com" aria-label="GitHub">
        <SiGithub size={20} className="text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900" />
      </a>
    </div>
  )
}

Which is better: Ant Design Icons or Simple Icons?

Choosing between Ant Design Icons and Simple Icons depends entirely on your project's technical requirements and design aesthetic. Ant Design Icons provides 840 icons and is notable for three distinct themes, while Simple Icons offers 3,200 icons and is best known for 3,109 brand icons — 6x more than font awesome brands (465) at zero cost.

Are Ant Design Icons and Simple Icons completely free to use?

Yes. Both libraries are highly permissive open-source projects. Ant Design Icons is licensed under MIT, and Simple Icons is licensed under CC0 1.0 (Public Domain). Both licenses permit free commercial usage, modification, and redistribution in both personal and enterprise projects.

Do these libraries support TypeScript natively?

Yes, Ant Design Icons includes excellent built-in TypeScript definitions. Similarly, Simple Icons offers robust native TypeScript support for an improved developer experience.

• Need a library with 840 icons and outline/filled/twotone style options
• Want tree-shakable imports to keep bundles small
• Require first-class TypeScript support in your codebase
• Are building with react, vue
• Need a Figma plugin for designer-developer handoff

• Need a library with 3,200 icons and filled style options
• Want tree-shakable imports to keep bundles small
• Require first-class TypeScript support in your codebase
• Are building with react, nextjs

npm install @ant-design/icons

npm install @icons-pack/react-simple-icons