# navigation icon Navigation. Gentleface icon, drawn on the 16 px pixel grid. Free, MIT licensed. Page: https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation - Category: Maps & places - Use it for: navigation, navigate, gps, turn by turn, start navigation - Tags: navigation, navigate, gps, heading, direction, location-arrow, go - Component name: NavigationIcon - Added: 2026-10-14 ## Alternatives - `crosshair`: the current-location control - `route`: a planned route or itinerary - `signpost`: directions or wayfinding ## Don't confuse with - `send`: the paper plane means send ## Also fits - explore: turn-by-turn navigation - current location: the location-arrow convention (iOS, Font Awesome) or heading - route: turn-by-turn navigation - directions: turn-by-turn navigation ## 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/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/48/navigation.png - line-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-soft/16/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/48/navigation.png - line-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-sharp/16/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/48/navigation.png - solid-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-round/16/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/48/navigation.png - solid-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-soft/16/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/48/navigation.png - solid-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-sharp/16/navigation.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/16/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/32/navigation.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/48/navigation.png The SVG of every style: https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation.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 ``` ### React ```tsx // Gentleface "navigation" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation import type { SVGProps } from 'react'; export function NavigationIcon(props: SVGProps) { return ( ); } ``` ### Vue ```vue ``` ### Svelte ```svelte ``` ### HTML img ```html

``` ### CSS ```css /* Gentleface "navigation" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation. Takes the text color. */ .icon-navigation { 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='M8.171 11.394C7.96 11.289 7.736 11.236 7.5 11.236C7.264 11.236 7.04 11.289 6.829 11.394L1.724 13.947C1.598 14.01 1.47 14.02 1.341 13.977C1.212 13.934 1.116 13.85 1.053 13.724C0.978 13.575 0.978 13.425 1.053 13.276L7.053 1.276C7.116 1.15 7.212 1.066 7.341 1.023C7.47 0.98 7.598 0.99 7.724 1.053C7.823 1.102 7.898 1.177 7.947 1.276L13.947 13.276C14.009 13.4 14.018 13.527 13.974 13.658C13.931 13.789 13.847 13.885 13.724 13.947C13.575 14.022 13.425 14.022 13.276 13.947L8.171 11.394ZM2.618 12.382L6.382 10.5C6.734 10.324 7.107 10.236 7.5 10.236C7.893 10.236 8.266 10.324 8.618 10.5L12.382 12.382L7.5 2.618L2.618 12.382Z'/%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='M8.171 11.394C7.96 11.289 7.736 11.236 7.5 11.236C7.264 11.236 7.04 11.289 6.829 11.394L1.724 13.947C1.598 14.01 1.47 14.02 1.341 13.977C1.212 13.934 1.116 13.85 1.053 13.724C0.978 13.575 0.978 13.425 1.053 13.276L7.053 1.276C7.116 1.15 7.212 1.066 7.341 1.023C7.47 0.98 7.598 0.99 7.724 1.053C7.823 1.102 7.898 1.177 7.947 1.276L13.947 13.276C14.009 13.4 14.018 13.527 13.974 13.658C13.931 13.789 13.847 13.885 13.724 13.947C13.575 14.022 13.425 14.022 13.276 13.947L8.171 11.394ZM2.618 12.382L6.382 10.5C6.734 10.324 7.107 10.236 7.5 10.236C7.893 10.236 8.266 10.324 8.618 10.5L12.382 12.382L7.5 2.618L2.618 12.382Z'/%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='M8.171 11.394C7.96 11.289 7.736 11.236 7.5 11.236C7.264 11.236 7.04 11.289 6.829 11.394L1.724 13.947C1.598 14.01 1.47 14.02 1.341 13.977C1.212 13.934 1.116 13.85 1.053 13.724C0.978 13.575 0.978 13.425 1.053 13.276L7.053 1.276C7.116 1.15 7.212 1.066 7.341 1.023C7.47 0.98 7.598 0.99 7.724 1.053C7.823 1.102 7.898 1.177 7.947 1.276L13.947 13.276C14.009 13.4 14.018 13.527 13.974 13.658C13.931 13.789 13.847 13.885 13.724 13.947C13.575 14.022 13.425 14.022 13.276 13.947L8.171 11.394ZM2.618 12.382L6.382 10.5C6.734 10.324 7.107 10.236 7.5 10.236C7.893 10.236 8.266 10.324 8.618 10.5L12.382 12.382L7.5 2.618L2.618 12.382Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E ``` ### Sprite ```html ``` ### SwiftUI ```swift // Gentleface "navigation" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation import SwiftUI struct NavigationIcon: Shape { func path(in rect: CGRect) -> Path { var p = Path() p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 8.171, y: 11.394)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 7.5, y: 11.236), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.96, y: 11.289), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.736, y: 11.236)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 6.829, y: 11.394), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.264, y: 11.236), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.04, y: 11.289)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 1.724, y: 13.947)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 1.341, y: 13.977), control1: CGPoint(x: 1.598, y: 14.01), control2: CGPoint(x: 1.47, y: 14.02)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 1.053, y: 13.724), control1: CGPoint(x: 1.212, y: 13.934), control2: CGPoint(x: 1.116, y: 13.85)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 1.053, y: 13.276), control1: CGPoint(x: 0.978, y: 13.575), control2: CGPoint(x: 0.978, y: 13.425)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 7.053, y: 1.276)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 7.341, y: 1.023), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.116, y: 1.15), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.212, y: 1.066)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 7.724, y: 1.053), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.47, y: 0.98), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.598, y: 0.99)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 7.947, y: 1.276), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.823, y: 1.102), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.898, y: 1.177)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 13.947, y: 13.276)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.974, y: 13.658), control1: CGPoint(x: 14.009, y: 13.4), control2: CGPoint(x: 14.018, y: 13.527)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.724, y: 13.947), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.931, y: 13.789), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.847, y: 13.885)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.276, y: 13.947), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.575, y: 14.022), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.425, y: 14.022)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 8.171, y: 11.394)) p.closeSubpath() p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 2.618, y: 12.382)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 6.382, y: 10.5)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 7.5, y: 10.236), control1: CGPoint(x: 6.734, y: 10.324), control2: CGPoint(x: 7.107, y: 10.236)) p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 8.618, y: 10.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 7.893, y: 10.236), control2: CGPoint(x: 8.266, y: 10.324)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 12.382, y: 12.382)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 7.5, y: 2.618)) p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 2.618, y: 12.382)) p.closeSubpath() return p.applying(CGAffineTransform(scaleX: rect.width / 16, y: rect.height / 16)) } } // NavigationIcon().frame(width: 16, height: 16) fills with the foreground style. Keep it on whole points to stay crisp. ``` ### Compose ```kotlin // Gentleface "navigation" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation 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 NavigationIcon: ImageVector by lazy { ImageVector.Builder( name = "navigation", defaultWidth = 16.dp, defaultHeight = 16.dp, viewportWidth = 16f, viewportHeight = 16f, ).addPath( pathData = addPathNodes("M8.171 11.394C7.96 11.289 7.736 11.236 7.5 11.236C7.264 11.236 7.04 11.289 6.829 11.394L1.724 13.947C1.598 14.01 1.47 14.02 1.341 13.977C1.212 13.934 1.116 13.85 1.053 13.724C0.978 13.575 0.978 13.425 1.053 13.276L7.053 1.276C7.116 1.15 7.212 1.066 7.341 1.023C7.47 0.98 7.598 0.99 7.724 1.053C7.823 1.102 7.898 1.177 7.947 1.276L13.947 13.276C14.009 13.4 14.018 13.527 13.974 13.658C13.931 13.789 13.847 13.885 13.724 13.947C13.575 14.022 13.425 14.022 13.276 13.947L8.171 11.394ZM2.618 12.382L6.382 10.5C6.734 10.324 7.107 10.236 7.5 10.236C7.893 10.236 8.266 10.324 8.618 10.5L12.382 12.382L7.5 2.618L2.618 12.382Z"), fill = SolidColor(Color.Black), ).build() } // Icon(NavigationIcon, contentDescription = null) tints it with LocalContentColor. ``` ### Android XML ```xml ``` ### Flutter ```dart // Gentleface "navigation" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/navigation import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart'; class NavigationIcon extends StatelessWidget { const NavigationIcon({super.key, this.size = 16, this.color}); final double size; final Color? color; @override Widget build(BuildContext context) => CustomPaint( size: Size.square(size), painter: _NavigationIconPainter(color ?? IconTheme.of(context).color ?? const Color(0xFF000000)), ); } class _NavigationIconPainter extends CustomPainter { _NavigationIconPainter(this.color); final Color color; @override void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) { canvas.scale(size.width / 16, size.height / 16); final p = Path() ..moveTo(8.171, 11.394) ..cubicTo(7.96, 11.289, 7.736, 11.236, 7.5, 11.236) ..cubicTo(7.264, 11.236, 7.04, 11.289, 6.829, 11.394) ..lineTo(1.724, 13.947) ..cubicTo(1.598, 14.01, 1.47, 14.02, 1.341, 13.977) ..cubicTo(1.212, 13.934, 1.116, 13.85, 1.053, 13.724) ..cubicTo(0.978, 13.575, 0.978, 13.425, 1.053, 13.276) ..lineTo(7.053, 1.276) ..cubicTo(7.116, 1.15, 7.212, 1.066, 7.341, 1.023) ..cubicTo(7.47, 0.98, 7.598, 0.99, 7.724, 1.053) ..cubicTo(7.823, 1.102, 7.898, 1.177, 7.947, 1.276) ..lineTo(13.947, 13.276) ..cubicTo(14.009, 13.4, 14.018, 13.527, 13.974, 13.658) ..cubicTo(13.931, 13.789, 13.847, 13.885, 13.724, 13.947) ..cubicTo(13.575, 14.022, 13.425, 14.022, 13.276, 13.947) ..lineTo(8.171, 11.394) ..close() ..moveTo(2.618, 12.382) ..lineTo(6.382, 10.5) ..cubicTo(6.734, 10.324, 7.107, 10.236, 7.5, 10.236) ..cubicTo(7.893, 10.236, 8.266, 10.324, 8.618, 10.5) ..lineTo(12.382, 12.382) ..lineTo(7.5, 2.618) ..lineTo(2.618, 12.382) ..close(); canvas.drawPath(p, Paint()..color = color); } @override bool shouldRepaint(_NavigationIconPainter old) => old.color != color; } ```