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Short Text icon

short_text: the Short Text icon from Material Symbols, in Text. Customize the size, color, fill and weight below, then copy ready-to-use Angular code.

Style
400
Grade
24px
Size
Colour
Template
<mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>
Component
import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';

@Component({
  imports: [MatIconModule],
  // …
})

Short Text icon variants

Every Material Symbols style, unfilled and filled, at weights 200, 400 and 700. Copy the <mat-icon> for a style, then set fill and weight with font-variation-settings.

Outlined

material-symbols-outlined
200
400
700
fill 200
fill 400
fill 700
<mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>

Rounded

material-symbols-rounded
200
400
700
fill 200
fill 400
fill 700
<mat-icon fontSet="material-symbols-rounded">short_text</mat-icon>

Sharp

material-symbols-sharp
200
400
700
fill 200
fill 400
fill 700
<mat-icon fontSet="material-symbols-sharp">short_text</mat-icon>

Also in the legacy Material Icons font as Filled, Outlined, Round, Sharp, Two Tone. Pick a legacy style above to preview it.

Examples in Angular Material

Common places to use short_text, with the template code. Previews are drawn to match Angular Material's Material 3 components.

Icon button

<button mat-icon-button aria-label="Short Text">
  <mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>
</button>

Button with icon

Short Text
<button mat-flat-button>
  <mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>
  Short Text
</button>

Floating action button

<button mat-fab aria-label="Short Text">
  <mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>
</button>

List item

Short Text
<mat-list>
  <mat-list-item>
    <mat-icon matListItemIcon>short_text</mat-icon>
    <span matListItemTitle>Short Text</span>
  </mat-list-item>
</mat-list>

Toolbar

My App
<mat-toolbar>
  <span>My App</span>
  <span class="spacer"></span>
  <button mat-icon-button aria-label="Short Text">
    <mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon>
  </button>
</mat-toolbar>

Form field prefix

Short Text
<mat-form-field appearance="outline">
  <mat-label>Short Text</mat-label>
  <mat-icon matPrefix>short_text</mat-icon>
  <input matInput />
</mat-form-field>

How to customize the Short Text icon in Angular Material

Use the controls at the top of this page to preview short_text at any size and color, filled or outlined, and at any weight, grade or optical size, then copy the code. Here is what each setting does in your own Angular app.

Change the Short Text icon size

<mat-icon> is fixed at 24 × 24 px, so set width and height along with font-size or the Short Text glyph will overflow its box. Match opsz to the size for the crispest strokes.

<mat-icon class="short-text-icon">short_text</mat-icon>

.short-text-icon {
  font-size: 40px;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 40;
}

Change the Short Text icon color

The icon is a font glyph, so it takes the CSS text color. Set color on the <mat-icon> or on a parent, or use a theme variable to follow light and dark mode.

.short-text-icon {
  color: #1a73e8;
  /* or follow your Material 3 theme */
  color: var(--mat-sys-primary);
}

Use the filled Short Text icon

Material Symbols draws short_text as an outline by default. Set the FILL axis to 1 for the solid version. It is the same icon name, so no extra font is needed.

.short-text-icon {
  font-variation-settings: 'FILL' 1;
}

Change the Short Text icon weight, grade and optical size

Weight (wght, 100 to 700) sets stroke thickness. Grade (GRAD, -25 to 200) fine-tunes thickness without changing size, for example -25 for light icons on dark backgrounds. Optical size (opsz, 20 to 48) adjusts detail for the size you display. Your font link must request these ranges, as below.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Material+Symbols+Outlined:opsz,wght,FILL,GRAD@20..48,100..700,0..1,-50..200&icon_names=short_text&display=block" />

.short-text-icon {
  font-variation-settings: 'FILL' 0, 'wght' 300, 'GRAD' 0, 'opsz' 24;
}

Short Text icon FAQ

How do I change the color of the Short Text icon in Angular Material?
Give the <mat-icon> a class and set the CSS color property, for example .short-text-icon { color: #1a73e8; }. The short_text icon is a font glyph, so any text color works, including theme variables such as var(--mat-sys-primary).
How do I make the Short Text icon bigger?
Set font-size, width and height together, for example font-size: 40px; width: 40px; height: 40px;. <mat-icon> has a fixed 24px box, so changing font-size alone makes the icon overflow.
How do I get the filled Short Text icon?
Keep <mat-icon>short_text</mat-icon> and set font-variation-settings: 'FILL' 1 in CSS. Material Symbols uses one name for both the outlined and filled Short Text icon.
How do I make the Short Text icon thinner or bolder?
Change the wght axis with font-variation-settings, from 'wght' 100 (thin) to 'wght' 700 (bold). Load the font with the full weight range, or the browser falls back to 400.
Can I download the Short Text icon as an SVG?
Yes. Pick a style, fill and weight in the preview above, then open the SVG tab to copy or download short_text.svg. Google publishes it under the Apache License 2.0, so it is free for commercial use.

About this icon

Name
short_text
Icon set
Material Symbols and legacy Material Icons
Category
Text
Also found by
abstract, article, block of text, brief, characters, comment, composition, copy, editorial, font, lines of text, lorem ipsum, note, paragraph, placeholder, placeholder text, reading, sample text, typeface, typography, words, write
Symbols codepoint
U+E261
Licence
Apache License 2.0, free for commercial use (Google Fonts)

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