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How to use Icon Component in React JS?

Last Updated : 04 Dec, 2023
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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>
    );
}


Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project.

npm start

Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000



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