We are using SVG Icons in GitLab with a SVG Sprite, due to this the icons are only loaded once and then referenced through an ID. The sprite SVG is located under `/assets/icons.svg`. Our goal is to replace one by one all inline SVG Icons (as those currently bloat the HTML) and also all Font Awesome usages.
We manage our own Icon and Illustration library in the [gitlab-svgs][gitlab-svgs] repository.
This repository is published on [npm][npm] and managed as a dependency via yarn.
You can browse all available Icons and Illustrations [here][svg-preview].
To upgrade to a new version run `yarn upgrade @gitlab-org/gitlab-svgs`.
### Usage in HAML/Rails
## Icons
To use a sprite Icon in HAML or Rails we use a specific helper function :
We are using SVG Icons in GitLab with a SVG Sprite.
This means the icons are only loaded once, and are referenced through an ID.
The sprite SVG is located under `/assets/icons.svg`.
Our goal is to replace one by one all inline SVG Icons (as those currently bloat the HTML) and also all Font Awesome icons.
@@ -28,33 +46,71 @@ We have a special Vue component for our sprite icons in `\vue_shared\components\
Sample usage :
`<icon
name="retry"
:size="32"
css-classes="top"
/>`
**name** Name of the Icon in the SVG Sprite ([Overview is available here](http://gitlab-org.gitlab.io/gitlab-svgs/)`).
**size (optional)** Number value for the size which is then mapped to a specific CSS class (Available Sizes: 8,12,16,18,24,32,48,72 are mapped to `sXX` css classes)
**css-classes (optional)** Additional CSS Classes to add to the svg tag.
```javascript
<script>
importIconfrom"~/vue_shared/components/icon.vue"
exportdefault{
components:{
Icon,
},
};
<script>
<template>
<icon
name="issues"
:size="72"
css-classes="icon-danger"
/>
</template>
```
-**name** Name of the Icon in the SVG Sprite ([Overview is available here][svg-preview]).
-**size (optional)** Number value for the size which is then mapped to a specific CSS class
(Available Sizes: 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48, 72 are mapped to `sXX` css classes)
-**css-classes (optional)** Additional CSS Classes to add to the svg tag.
### Usage in HTML/JS
Please use the following function inside JS to render an icon:
Please use the following function inside JS to render an icon:
`gl.utils.spriteIcon(iconName)`
## Adding a new icon to the sprite
## SVG Illustrations
All Icons and Illustrations are managed in the [gitlab-svgs](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-svgs) repository which is added as a dev-dependency.
Please use from now on for any SVG based illustrations simple `img` tags to show an illustration by simply using either `image_tag` or `image_path` helpers.
Please use the class `svg-content` around it to ensure nice rendering.
To upgrade to a new SVG Sprite version run `yarn upgrade @gitlab-org/gitlab-svgs`.
### Usage in HAML/Rails
# SVG Illustrations
**Example**
Please use from now on for any SVG based illustrations simple `img` tags to show an illustration by simply using either `image_tag` or `image_path` helpers. Please use the class `svg-content` around it to ensure nice rendering. The illustrations are also organised in the [gitlab-svgs](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-svgs) repository (as they are then automatically optimised).
```haml
.svg-content
=image_tag'illustrations/merge_requests.svg'
```
**Example**
### Usage in Vue
`= image_tag 'illustrations/merge_requests.svg'`
To use an SVG illustrations in a template provide the path as a property and display it through a standard img tag.