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book-open icon

Book open: book, read, documentation, manual. Drawn on the 16 px grid. Free SVG, PNG and code, MIT licensed.

Code line-round

SVG

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12.736 2.14C12.993 2.242 13.219 2.391 13.414 2.586C13.609 2.781 13.758 3.007 13.86 3.264C13.953 3.5 14 3.746 14 4L14 11C14 11.254 13.953 11.5 13.86 11.736C13.758 11.993 13.609 12.219 13.414 12.414C13.219 12.609 12.993 12.758 12.736 12.86C12.5 12.953 12.254 13 12 13L10.5 13C10.246 13 10.002 13.049 9.767 13.146C9.533 13.243 9.326 13.381 9.146 13.561L8.854 13.854C8.681 14.026 8.484 14.16 8.26 14.257C8.175 14.294 8.088 14.324 8 14.348C7.994 14.35 7.989 14.351 7.983 14.353C7.826 14.394 7.665 14.414 7.5 14.414C7.329 14.414 7.162 14.392 7 14.348C6.912 14.324 6.825 14.294 6.74 14.257C6.516 14.16 6.319 14.026 6.146 13.854L5.854 13.561C5.674 13.381 5.467 13.243 5.233 13.146C4.998 13.049 4.754 13 4.5 13L3 13C2.746 13 2.5 12.953 2.264 12.86C2.007 12.758 1.781 12.609 1.586 12.414C1.391 12.219 1.242 11.993 1.14 11.736C1.047 11.5 1 11.254 1 11L1 4C1 3.746 1.047 3.5 1.14 3.264C1.242 3.007 1.391 2.781 1.586 2.586C1.781 2.391 2.007 2.242 2.264 2.14C2.5 2.047 2.746 2 3 2L4.5 2C4.945 2 5.375 2.082 5.788 2.246C6.238 2.424 6.633 2.683 6.975 3.025C7.179 3.229 7.354 3.453 7.5 3.696C7.646 3.453 7.821 3.229 8.025 3.025C8.367 2.683 8.762 2.424 9.212 2.246C9.625 2.082 10.055 2 10.5 2L12 2C12.254 2 12.5 2.047 12.736 2.14ZM6.824 4.58C6.697 4.259 6.512 3.976 6.268 3.732C6.024 3.488 5.741 3.303 5.42 3.176C5.125 3.059 4.818 3 4.5 3L3 3C2.724 3 2.488 3.098 2.293 3.293C2.098 3.488 2 3.724 2 4L2 11C2 11.276 2.098 11.512 2.293 11.707C2.488 11.902 2.724 12 3 12L4.5 12C4.886 12 5.258 12.074 5.615 12.222C5.972 12.37 6.287 12.58 6.561 12.854L6.854 13.146C6.9 13.193 6.949 13.233 7 13.267L7 5.5C7 5.182 6.941 4.875 6.824 4.58ZM9.385 12.222C9.742 12.074 10.114 12 10.5 12L12 12C12.276 12 12.512 11.902 12.707 11.707C12.902 11.512 13 11.276 13 11L13 4C13 3.724 12.902 3.488 12.707 3.293C12.512 3.098 12.276 3 12 3L10.5 3C10.182 3 9.875 3.059 9.58 3.176C9.259 3.303 8.976 3.488 8.732 3.732C8.488 3.976 8.303 4.259 8.176 4.58C8.059 4.875 8 5.182 8 5.5L8 13.267C8.051 13.233 8.1 13.193 8.146 13.146L8.439 12.854C8.713 12.58 9.028 12.37 9.385 12.222Z"/></svg>

React

// Gentleface "book-open" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/book-open
import type { SVGProps } from 'react';

export function BookOpenIcon(props: SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
  return (
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width={16} height={16} viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" {...props}>
      <path d="M12.736 2.14C12.993 2.242 13.219 2.391 13.414 2.586C13.609 2.781 13.758 3.007 13.86 3.264C13.953 3.5 14 3.746 14 4L14 11C14 11.254 13.953 11.5 13.86 11.736C13.758 11.993 13.609 12.219 13.414 12.414C13.219 12.609 12.993 12.758 12.736 12.86C12.5 12.953 12.254 13 12 13L10.5 13C10.246 13 10.002 13.049 9.767 13.146C9.533 13.243 9.326 13.381 9.146 13.561L8.854 13.854C8.681 14.026 8.484 14.16 8.26 14.257C8.175 14.294 8.088 14.324 8 14.348C7.994 14.35 7.989 14.351 7.983 14.353C7.826 14.394 7.665 14.414 7.5 14.414C7.329 14.414 7.162 14.392 7 14.348C6.912 14.324 6.825 14.294 6.74 14.257C6.516 14.16 6.319 14.026 6.146 13.854L5.854 13.561C5.674 13.381 5.467 13.243 5.233 13.146C4.998 13.049 4.754 13 4.5 13L3 13C2.746 13 2.5 12.953 2.264 12.86C2.007 12.758 1.781 12.609 1.586 12.414C1.391 12.219 1.242 11.993 1.14 11.736C1.047 11.5 1 11.254 1 11L1 4C1 3.746 1.047 3.5 1.14 3.264C1.242 3.007 1.391 2.781 1.586 2.586C1.781 2.391 2.007 2.242 2.264 2.14C2.5 2.047 2.746 2 3 2L4.5 2C4.945 2 5.375 2.082 5.788 2.246C6.238 2.424 6.633 2.683 6.975 3.025C7.179 3.229 7.354 3.453 7.5 3.696C7.646 3.453 7.821 3.229 8.025 3.025C8.367 2.683 8.762 2.424 9.212 2.246C9.625 2.082 10.055 2 10.5 2L12 2C12.254 2 12.5 2.047 12.736 2.14ZM6.824 4.58C6.697 4.259 6.512 3.976 6.268 3.732C6.024 3.488 5.741 3.303 5.42 3.176C5.125 3.059 4.818 3 4.5 3L3 3C2.724 3 2.488 3.098 2.293 3.293C2.098 3.488 2 3.724 2 4L2 11C2 11.276 2.098 11.512 2.293 11.707C2.488 11.902 2.724 12 3 12L4.5 12C4.886 12 5.258 12.074 5.615 12.222C5.972 12.37 6.287 12.58 6.561 12.854L6.854 13.146C6.9 13.193 6.949 13.233 7 13.267L7 5.5C7 5.182 6.941 4.875 6.824 4.58ZM9.385 12.222C9.742 12.074 10.114 12 10.5 12L12 12C12.276 12 12.512 11.902 12.707 11.707C12.902 11.512 13 11.276 13 11L13 4C13 3.724 12.902 3.488 12.707 3.293C12.512 3.098 12.276 3 12 3L10.5 3C10.182 3 9.875 3.059 9.58 3.176C9.259 3.303 8.976 3.488 8.732 3.732C8.488 3.976 8.303 4.259 8.176 4.58C8.059 4.875 8 5.182 8 5.5L8 13.267C8.051 13.233 8.1 13.193 8.146 13.146L8.439 12.854C8.713 12.58 9.028 12.37 9.385 12.222Z" />
    </svg>
  );
}

Vue

Vue: see /icons/book-open.md

Svelte

Svelte: see /icons/book-open.md

HTML img

HTML img: see /icons/book-open.md

CSS

CSS: see /icons/book-open.md

Data URL

Data URL: see /icons/book-open.md

Sprite

Sprite: see /icons/book-open.md

SwiftUI

SwiftUI: see /icons/book-open.md

Compose

Compose: see /icons/book-open.md

Android XML

Android XML: see /icons/book-open.md

Flutter

Flutter: see /icons/book-open.md

Each SVG is 16 × 16 with fill="currentColor". Keep it at 16 px or an exact multiple (32, 48) on whole pixels: a fractional size or position blurs it. The snippets are decorative (aria-hidden). For an icon that carries meaning on its own, such as an icon-only button, label the button, or give the SVG role="img" and an aria-label. More in how to use.

Meaning

Use it for

book, read, documentation, manual, open book, reading, docs, user guide, handbook, knowledge base

Alternatives

book: a closed book: an ebook, a publication or a catalogue item (closed-book)
glasses: reading mode or reader view (reading-mode)
book-search: search the documentation (search-docs)
lifebuoy: a help centre or support (help-center)
help-circle: contextual help next to a control (help)

Don’t confuse with

mail-open: an opened message (mail-read), not reading

Also fits

reading mode: read a book, manual or documentation
ebook: the generic book, reading and documentation (book)
dictionary: documentation or a manual (documentation)

Tags

book, read, reading, docs, documentation, guide, manual, library

Category

Files & folders

Component name

BookOpenIcon

History

2026-10-14 added

Family 9

book book-arrow-down book-bookmark book-check book-clock book-plus book-search book-x library

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For agents

Metadata: /icons/book-open.json · Markdown: /icons/book-open.md · SVG: https://gentleface.com/svg/{style}/16/book-open.svg · PNG: https://gentleface.com/png/{style}/{16|32|48}/book-open.png

book-open icon Copy name

line-round

line-soft

line-sharp

solid-round

solid-soft

solid-sharp