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React Icons vs Lucide Icons (2026)

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

React Icons
40,000
icons
11,500 stars
VS
Lucide Icons
1,400
icons
12,000 stars

FEATURE COMPARISON

FEATURE
React Icons
Lucide Icons
Total Icons
40,000
1,400
GitHub Stars
11,500
12,000
License
MIT
ISC
TypeScript
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Tree Shakable
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Figma Plugin
✗ No
✓ Yes
Styles
outline, filled, duotone, brands
outline
Frameworks
react, nextjs
react, vue, svelte, nextjs

WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?

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
CHOOSE LUCIDE ICONS IF...
Actively maintained
Consistent style
TypeScript support
Tree-shakable

INSTALLATION

React Icons
npm install react-icons
Lucide Icons
npm install lucide-react

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