Chapter 1: Lucide for Vanilla JavaScript

Core Idea

The core Lucide package for vanilla JavaScript applications. Learn how to add scalable vector icons to any web project without framework dependencies.

Key Concepts

• Add icons to HTML using simple data attributes
• Dynamically create and insert SVG icons with JavaScript
• Customize icon appearance with CSS classes and inline styles
• Tree-shake unused icons to keep bundle sizes minimal
• Use icons in Vanilla JS with HTML

Key Takeaways

1. Add icons to HTML using simple data attributes
2. Dynamically create and insert SVG icons with JavaScript
3. Customize icon appearance with CSS classes and inline styles
4. Tree-shake unused icons to keep bundle sizes minimal
5. Use icons in Vanilla JS with HTML

Connects To

• Vanilla JS (core): part of the Vanilla JS (core) section of the Lucide docs.