# less-than icon

Less than. Gentleface icon, drawn on the 16 px pixel grid. Free, MIT licensed. Page: https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than

- Category: Math & symbols
- Use it for: less than, lt
- Tags: less-than, less, fewer-than, <, comparison, compare, operator, inequality, smaller, math, filter
- Family: greater-than
- Component name: LessThanIcon
- Added: 2026-10-29
- Since: version 0.2.0
- npm: `import { LessThanIcon } from '@gentleface/react';` (@gentleface/react 0.2.0)
- Changed: 2026-10-30 (added)

## Don't confuse with

- `chevron-left`: a chevron means previous; the operator sits at operator size and weight

## Files

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.

- line-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/48/less-than.png
- line-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-soft/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/48/less-than.png
- line-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-sharp/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/48/less-than.png
- solid-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-round/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/48/less-than.png
- solid-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-soft/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/48/less-than.png
- solid-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-sharp/16/less-than.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/16/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/32/less-than.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/48/less-than.png

The SVG of every style: https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than.json (`svg`).

## Code (line-round)

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. For another style, take its SVG from the JSON and swap the path `d`.

### SVG

```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="M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z"/></svg>
```

### React

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

export function LessThanIcon(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="M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z" />
    </svg>
  );
}
```

### Vue

```vue
<!-- Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than -->
<template>
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
    <path d="M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z" />
  </svg>
</template>
```

### Svelte

```svelte
<!-- Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than -->
<script>
  let props = $props();
</script>

<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="M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z" />
</svg>
```

### HTML img

```html
<!-- Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than. An <img> can't take currentColor: it draws black. Inline the SVG or use the CSS mask to color it. -->
<img src="https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/less-than.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="">
```

### CSS

```css
/* Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than. Takes the text color. */
.icon-less-than {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  background-color: currentColor;
  -webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
  mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
}
```

### Data URL

```text
data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E
```

### Sprite

```html
<!-- Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than
     Every icon of this style in one file: https://gentleface.com/sprite/line-round.svg
     Serve it from your own origin: <use> does not load from another origin. -->
<svg width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/sprite/line-round.svg#less-than"/></svg>
```

### SwiftUI

```swift
// Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than
import SwiftUI

struct LessThanIcon: Shape {
    func path(in rect: CGRect) -> Path {
        var p = Path()
        p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 11.724, y: 11.053))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.977, y: 11.341), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.85, y: 11.116), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.934, y: 11.212))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.947, y: 11.724), control1: CGPoint(x: 12.02, y: 11.47), control2: CGPoint(x: 12.01, y: 11.598))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.659, y: 11.977), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.884, y: 11.85), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.788, y: 11.934))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.276, y: 11.947), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.53, y: 12.02), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.402, y: 12.01))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 3.276, y: 7.947))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 3.053, y: 7.724), control1: CGPoint(x: 3.177, y: 7.898), control2: CGPoint(x: 3.102, y: 7.823))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 3.023, y: 7.341), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.99, y: 7.598), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.98, y: 7.47))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 3.276, y: 7.053), control1: CGPoint(x: 3.066, y: 7.212), control2: CGPoint(x: 3.15, y: 7.116))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 11.276, y: 3.053))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.659, y: 3.023), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.402, y: 2.99), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.53, y: 2.98))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.947, y: 3.276), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.788, y: 3.066), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.884, y: 3.15))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.977, y: 3.659), control1: CGPoint(x: 12.01, y: 3.402), control2: CGPoint(x: 12.02, y: 3.53))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 11.724, y: 3.947), control1: CGPoint(x: 11.934, y: 3.788), control2: CGPoint(x: 11.85, y: 3.884))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 4.618, y: 7.5))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 11.724, y: 11.053))
        p.closeSubpath()
        return p.applying(CGAffineTransform(scaleX: rect.width / 16, y: rect.height / 16))
    }
}

// LessThanIcon().frame(width: 16, height: 16) fills with the foreground style. Keep it on whole points to stay crisp.
```

### Compose

```kotlin
// Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.SolidColor
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.addPathNodes
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

val LessThanIcon: ImageVector by lazy {
    ImageVector.Builder(
        name = "less-than", defaultWidth = 16.dp, defaultHeight = 16.dp,
        viewportWidth = 16f, viewportHeight = 16f,
    ).addPath(
        pathData = addPathNodes("M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z"),
        fill = SolidColor(Color.Black),
    ).build()
}

// Icon(LessThanIcon, contentDescription = null) tints it with LocalContentColor.
```

### Android XML

```xml
<!-- res/drawable/ic_less_than.xml · Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than -->
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="16dp"
    android:height="16dp"
    android:viewportWidth="16"
    android:viewportHeight="16"
    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
  <path
      android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
      android:pathData="M11.724 11.053C11.85 11.116 11.934 11.212 11.977 11.341C12.02 11.47 12.01 11.598 11.947 11.724C11.884 11.85 11.788 11.934 11.659 11.977C11.53 12.02 11.402 12.01 11.276 11.947L3.276 7.947C3.177 7.898 3.102 7.823 3.053 7.724C2.99 7.598 2.98 7.47 3.023 7.341C3.066 7.212 3.15 7.116 3.276 7.053L11.276 3.053C11.402 2.99 11.53 2.98 11.659 3.023C11.788 3.066 11.884 3.15 11.947 3.276C12.01 3.402 12.02 3.53 11.977 3.659C11.934 3.788 11.85 3.884 11.724 3.947L4.618 7.5L11.724 11.053Z"/>
</vector>
```

### Flutter

```dart
// Gentleface "less-than" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/less-than
import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';

class LessThanIcon extends StatelessWidget {
  const LessThanIcon({super.key, this.size = 16, this.color});
  final double size;
  final Color? color;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => CustomPaint(
        size: Size.square(size),
        painter: _LessThanIconPainter(color ?? IconTheme.of(context).color ?? const Color(0xFF000000)),
      );
}

class _LessThanIconPainter extends CustomPainter {
  _LessThanIconPainter(this.color);
  final Color color;

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    canvas.scale(size.width / 16, size.height / 16);
    final p = Path()
      ..moveTo(11.724, 11.053)
      ..cubicTo(11.85, 11.116, 11.934, 11.212, 11.977, 11.341)
      ..cubicTo(12.02, 11.47, 12.01, 11.598, 11.947, 11.724)
      ..cubicTo(11.884, 11.85, 11.788, 11.934, 11.659, 11.977)
      ..cubicTo(11.53, 12.02, 11.402, 12.01, 11.276, 11.947)
      ..lineTo(3.276, 7.947)
      ..cubicTo(3.177, 7.898, 3.102, 7.823, 3.053, 7.724)
      ..cubicTo(2.99, 7.598, 2.98, 7.47, 3.023, 7.341)
      ..cubicTo(3.066, 7.212, 3.15, 7.116, 3.276, 7.053)
      ..lineTo(11.276, 3.053)
      ..cubicTo(11.402, 2.99, 11.53, 2.98, 11.659, 3.023)
      ..cubicTo(11.788, 3.066, 11.884, 3.15, 11.947, 3.276)
      ..cubicTo(12.01, 3.402, 12.02, 3.53, 11.977, 3.659)
      ..cubicTo(11.934, 3.788, 11.85, 3.884, 11.724, 3.947)
      ..lineTo(4.618, 7.5)
      ..lineTo(11.724, 11.053)
      ..close();
    canvas.drawPath(p, Paint()..color = color);
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(_LessThanIconPainter old) => old.color != color;
}
```