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Bootstrap Icons vs React Icons (2026)

A detailed comparison of Bootstrap Icons and React Icons covering icon count, TypeScript support, bundle size, framework compatibility and more.

Bootstrap Icons
1,800
icons
7,000 stars
VS
React Icons
40,000
icons
11,500 stars

FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE
Bootstrap Icons
React Icons
Total Icons
1,800
40,000
GitHub Stars
7,000
11,500
License
MIT
MIT
TypeScript
✗ No
✓ Yes
Tree Shakable
✗ No
✓ Yes
Figma Plugin
✓ Yes
✗ No
Styles
outline, filled
outline, filled, duotone, brands
Frameworks
react, vue, nextjs
react, nextjs

WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?

CHOOSE BOOTSTRAP ICONS IF...
1800+ icons
Both styles
Backed by Bootstrap team
CHOOSE REACT ICONS IF...
One package replaces 25+ separate installs
40,000+ icons — largest vocabulary available
Unified API across all included sets
Full TypeScript support

INSTALLATION

Bootstrap Icons
npm install bootstrap-icons
React Icons
npm install react-icons

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