Understand the licenses used on SVGpedia and how you can use icons in your personal and commercial projects.
SVGpedia is an open catalog of SVG icons and vectors collected from open-licensed sources. Every icon carries a specific license set by its original author — you can find it on each icon's page.
The sections below explain what each license type means in practical terms. These summaries are written for clarity and are not a substitute for the full license text.
Most icons on SVGpedia are licensed under CC0 (public domain) or permissive open-source licenses such as MIT and Apache 2.0, which allow both personal and commercial use with minimal conditions.
Always check the license shown on the icon's own page before using it in a project. A small number of icons — particularly brand logos — carry additional restrictions from the trademark owner.
Some icons on SVGpedia have been created or substantially remixed by SVGpedia itself. This content is released under the SVGpedia License — a permissive license designed to make the content as freely usable as possible.
You are free to use, share, and adapt this content for any purpose, including commercial projects. Attribution is not required, though a mention is always appreciated.
Icons marked as Public Domain or CC0 have had all copyright waived worldwide by their authors. You can use, copy, modify, and distribute them freely — including in commercial projects — with no conditions whatsoever.
The Unlicense is a public domain dedication — the author has released the work entirely into the public domain, waiving all copyright. In jurisdictions where a public domain dedication is not legally recognised, the Unlicense acts as a permissive fallback licence with no conditions.
The MIT License is a permissive open-source license. Icons under MIT are free for both personal and commercial use.
The ISC License is a permissive open-source license functionally equivalent to the MIT License. It is shorter in wording but carries the same practical permissions and conditions.
The BSD 3-Clause License is a permissive open-source license similar to MIT, with one additional clause: you may not use the names of the author or contributors to promote or endorse products derived from the work without prior written permission.
Apache 2.0 is similar to the MIT License with an added note on trademark and patent rights.
The Mozilla Public License allows free use and modification, but requires that modified versions of the source files themselves remain under the same license.
The GPL is a strong open-source license. Any project that distributes GPL-licensed content must itself be open source and distributed under the same license.
The SIL Open Font License covers icon sets derived from font files. It allows free use and redistribution with some conditions around embedding.
Creative Commons licenses give authors a flexible way to share work with specific permissions. Several variants appear on SVGpedia. The CC abbreviation is followed by letters that indicate the exact terms.
Free to use, share, and adapt for any purpose including commercially — provided you credit the original author.
Free to use, share, and adapt for any purpose including commercially — but derivative works must carry the same license.
Free to use, share, and adapt for personal and non-commercial purposes only.
CC BY-NC-SA is the most restrictive of the common Creative Commons variants. It combines the non-commercial and ShareAlike conditions: you may use and adapt the work for personal and non-commercial purposes only, and any derivative work must be shared under the same licence.
Some icons on SVGpedia are brand logos or trademarks owned by their respective companies. The SVG file may be shared for convenience, but the trademark rights belong to the brand owner and are not covered by any open-source license.
Before using a brand logo in a project, you must check the trademark guidelines published by that company. SVGpedia is not responsible for any issues arising from use of brand icons outside those guidelines.
The license summaries on this page are written in plain language for guidance only and are not legally binding. For any legal purpose, refer to the full license text linked on each icon's individual page.
SVGpedia distributes content from open-licensed sources and is not liable for any legal issues arising from the use of icons outside the scope of their respective licenses. That responsibility rests with the person downloading and using the content.