How to Easily Add Icons to Your Angular Application

Icons are a great way to add visual appeal to your website or app. With Angular Material’s MatIcon component, you can easily add icons with just a few lines of code. In this blog post, we’ll go over how to add icons to your Angular app using MatIcon.

1. Install the Angular Material Library

The first step is to install the Angular Material libraries. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install --save @angular/material 

2. Import the MatIconModule from @angular/material

Once the libraries are installed, you’ll need to import the MatIconModule from @angular/material in your app.module.ts file:

import {MatIconModule} from '@angular/material/icon';

3. Include the MatIconModule in Your App Module Imports

Next, you’ll need to include the MatIconModule in your app module imports:

@NgModule({
  ... 
  imports: [ 
    ... 
    MatIconModule 
  ], 
  ... 
}) 
export class AppModule {}

4. Add the mat-icon Component to Your App Template File

Now that you have imported and included the MatIconModule, you can add the mat-icon component to your app’s template HTML file. For example, if you wanted to add a home icon, you could do so like this:

<mat-icon>home</mat-icon

If you want a full list of available icons, visit this blog post.

That’s it! With just a few lines of code, you can easily add icons to your Angular app using Angular Material’s MatIcon component.

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