# Icons

To display icons from Starlight’s [built-in icon set](/guides/reference-icons#all-icons), use the `<Icon>` component.

:icon[open-book]{icon="open-book"}

## Import

```tsx
import { Icon } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
```

## Usage

Display an icon using the `<Icon>` component.
An icon requires a [`name`](#name) set to [one of Starlight’s built-in icons](/guides/reference-icons#all-icons) and can optionally include a [`label`](#label) to provide context for screen readers.

```mdx
import { Icon } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Icon name="star" />
<Icon name="starlight" label="The Starlight logo" />
```

```markdoc
{% icon name="star" /%}
{% icon name="starlight" label="The Starlight logo" /%}
```

:icon[star]{icon="star"}
:icon[The Starlight logo]{icon="starlight"}

### Customize icons

The [`size`](#size) and [`color`](#color) attributes can be used to adjust the icon’s appearance using CSS units and color values.
The [`class`](#class) attribute can be used to add custom CSS classes to the icon.

```mdx
import { Icon } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Icon name="star" color="goldenrod" size="2rem" />
<Icon name="rocket" color="var(--sl-color-text-accent)" />
```

```markdoc
{% icon name="star" color="goldenrod" size="2rem" /%}
{% icon name="rocket" color="var(--sl-color-text-accent)" /%}
```

:icon[star]{icon="star"}
:icon[rocket]{icon="rocket"}

## `<Icon>` Props

**Implementation:** [`Icon.astro`](https://github.com/withastro/starlight/blob/main/packages/starlight/src/user-components/Icon.astro)

The `<Icon>` component accepts the following props:

### `name`

**required**\
**type:** [`StarlightIcon`](/guides/reference-icons#starlighticon-type)

The name of the icon to display set to [one of Starlight’s built-in icons](/guides/reference-icons#all-icons).

### `label`

**type:** `string`

An optional label to provide context for assistive technologies, such as screen readers.

When `label` is not set, the icon will be completely hidden from assistive technologies.
In this case, make sure the context is still understandable without the icon.
For example, a link containing only the icon **must** include the `label` attribute in order to be accessible, but if a link contains text and the icon is purely decorative, omitting the `label` may make sense.

### `size`

**type:** `string`

The size of the icon using CSS units.

### `color`

**type:** `string`

The color of the icon using a CSS color value.

### `class`

**type:** `string`

Custom CSS classes to add to the icon.

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