Chapter 116: Getting started

Core Idea

This guide will help you get started with Lucide Static in your project. Make sure you have a your environment set up. If you don't have one yet, you can create a new project using Vite, Parcel or any other boilerplate of your choice.

Key Concepts

• Projects that use icon fonts with plain CSS or utility-first frameworks
• Embedding raw SVG files or sprites directly in HTML
• Using SVGs as CSS background images
• Importing SVG strings into Node.js environments

Code Examples

pnpm add lucide-static

• What it demonstrates: Getting started usage pattern from the official Lucide docs.

Key Takeaways

1. Projects that use icon fonts with plain CSS or utility-first frameworks
2. Embedding raw SVG files or sprites directly in HTML
3. Using SVGs as CSS background images
4. Importing SVG strings into Node.js environments

Connects To

• Static / Font / JS Modules: part of the Static / Font / JS Modules section of the Lucide docs.
• Lucide Static Assets: overview page for this section.