Icons

Beaker icon

Compare 7 free beaker icons from 7 open-source libraries and pick the one that matches your design system. Every icon on this page downloads as an editable SVG or a transparent PNG at any size from 16px to 512px — no login, no account, no attribution required.

All 7 free beaker icons

Library comparison

Which library should you use?

LibraryStyleLicenseBeaker icon
Bootstrap Icons Fill MIT Beaker
Fluent UI Icons Bold MIT Beaker 16 Filled
Heroicons Outline MIT Beaker
Ionicons Fill MIT Beaker
Lucide Outline ISC Beaker
Material Design Icons Fill Apache 2.0 Beaker
Octicons Outline MIT Beaker

Outline sets such as Lucide, Tabler and Feather stay legible at 16px in dense interfaces. Material Symbols and Bootstrap Icons give you matched outline and filled pairs. Phosphor, Solar and Fluent add duotone, bold and weight-graded variants when you need more visual hierarchy.

Use this icon in your project

Inline SVG (copy & paste)

Paste this straight into HTML or JSX. It inherits currentColor, so it follows your theme.

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" role="img" aria-label="beaker icon"><g fill="currentColor"><path d="M9.5 3a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13V3zm2 2a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13V5zm-2 2a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13V7zm2 2a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13V9zm-2 2a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13v-1zm2 2a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1H13v-1z"/><path d="M.5 0a.5.5 0 0 0-.354.854l.122.12A2.5 2.5 0 0 1 1 2.744V14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h10a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2.743a2.5 2.5 0 0 1 .732-1.768l.122-.121A.5.5 0 0 0 15.5 0zM2 2.743A3.5 3.5 0 0 0 1.535 1h12.93A3.5 3.5 0 0 0 14 2.743V14a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H3a1 1 0 0 1-1-1z"/></g></svg>

React component

Install the package for the library you picked, then import the component.

npm install bootstrap-icons

import { Beaker } from "bootstrap-icons";

export function Example() {
  return <Beaker size={24} />;
}

Choosing the right beaker icon

Match the icon to the interface

A beaker icon has to read instantly at whatever size your interface uses. Below 20px, prefer outline artwork with a consistent stroke weight — heavy filled glyphs turn into blobs. For navigation bars and empty states above 32px, filled or duotone versions carry more visual weight and scan better.

Keep stroke weight consistent across every icon in a view. Mixing a 1.5px Lucide glyph with a 2px Tabler glyph in the same toolbar is the most common reason icon sets look unprofessional.

Accessibility

Decorative icons need aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip them. If the beaker icon is the only thing labelling a control — an icon-only button, for example — give the button an aria-label such as "Beaker" and leave the SVG itself hidden.

Never rely on the icon alone to convey state. Pair it with a tooltip or visible text wherever the meaning is not already obvious from context.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I download a free beaker icon?

IconStash indexes 7 free beaker icons from 7 open-source libraries, including Bootstrap, Fluent UI, Heroicons, Ionicons, Lucide. Choose one on this page, set the exact size and colour, then copy the SVG markup or download a transparent PNG. No account and no login are required.

Are these beaker icons free for commercial use?

Yes. Every icon on this page comes from an open-source library published under a permissive licence (MIT, Apache-2.0, ISC, CC BY 4.0 and similar), all of which allow commercial use. The comparison table above lists the licence for each library so you can confirm the exact terms before shipping.

Can I download a beaker icon as a PNG?

Yes. Open any icon on this page, set an exact pixel size between 16px and 512px, choose any colour, and download a transparent PNG. Because every icon here is a vector, the exported PNG stays sharp at any resolution — IconStash also offers a ZIP pack containing 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 128, 256 and 512px files.

Which library has the best beaker icon?

It depends on the design system you are matching. Outline libraries such as Lucide, Tabler and Feather suit dense product interfaces; Material Symbols and Bootstrap Icons ship matched outline and filled variants of the same glyph; Phosphor and Solar add duotone, bold and broken weights. The grid above shows all 7 options side by side so you can judge them at real size.

How do I add a beaker icon to a React app?

Copy the SVG markup for any icon on this page and paste it directly into JSX, or install the official npm package for the library you picked — lucide-react, @tabler/icons-react, @phosphor-icons/react, react-bootstrap-icons and react-icons are the most common. Both approaches are shown in the code samples above.

What sizes and styles do beaker icons come in?

All 7 icons on this page are vector artwork, so they scale cleanly to any size. The libraries represented here render the beaker concept in fill, bold, outline styles, and IconStash can export PNGs at 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 128, 256 or 512px, or any custom value in between.

Can I change the colour of a beaker icon?

Yes. Icons are exported using currentColor, so they inherit the CSS colour of their parent element and follow your theme automatically. You can also pick an exact hex colour in the IconStash editor before downloading, or override the colour with a CSS rule such as .icon { color: #C1DD2D; }.