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layout: docs
title: Icons
description: Guidance and suggestions for using external icon libraries with Bootstrap.
group: extend
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Bootstrap doesn't include an icon library by default, but we have a handful of recommendations for you to choose from. While most icon sets include multiple file formats, we prefer SVG implementations for their improved accessibility and vector support.
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## Preferred
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We've tested and used these icon sets ourselves.
- [Iconic ](https://useiconic.com/open/ )
- [Octicons ](https://octicons.github.com/ )
## More options
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While we haven't tried these out, they do look promising and provide multiple formats—including SVG.
- [Bytesize ](https://github.com/danklammer/bytesize-icons )
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- [Google Material icons ](https://material.io/icons/ )
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- [Ionicons ](http://ionicons.com/ )
- [Feather ](https://feathericons.com/ )
- [Dripicons ](http://demo.amitjakhu.com/dripicons/ )
- [Ikons ](http://ikons.piotrkwiatkowski.co.uk/ )
- [Glyph ](http://glyph.smarticons.co/ )
