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Heroicons vs React Icons (2026)

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

Heroicons
292
icons
21,000 stars
VS
React Icons
40,000
icons
11,500 stars

FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE
Heroicons
React Icons
Total Icons
292
40,000
GitHub Stars
21,000
11,500
License
MIT
MIT
TypeScript
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Tree Shakable
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Figma Plugin
✓ Yes
✗ No
Styles
outline, solid, mini
outline, filled, duotone, brands
Frameworks
react, vue, nextjs
react, nextjs

WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?

CHOOSE HEROICONS IF...
Made by Tailwind team
Multiple styles
High quality
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

Heroicons
npm install @heroicons/react
React Icons
npm install react-icons

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