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A consistent grid is the whole product
An icon set is not a folder of drawings. It is a system, and the system is the grid.
Icons drawn on the same grid, at the same stroke weight and optical size, sit together in an interface without fighting each other. A 24px grid with a 2px stroke and consistent corner radii will hold together across a toolbar, a sidebar and a settings screen. A set assembled from different sources will not, however good the individual icons look in isolation.
This is why a seller's first obligation is to ship the SVG source. Without it you cannot verify the grid, the stroke weight or whether the icons were actually drawn as a family. A preview image shows you the seller's best arrangement. The source shows you the truth.
When you review Icon Packs, open two or three files and measure them. If the artboards differ, or the strokes are 1.5px in one file and 2px in another, the family claim does not hold.
What to look for in the source files
- Every icon on the same artboard dimensions
- Consistent stroke weight, or a stated range if the pack uses two weights deliberately
- No stray clipping masks or hidden layers that suggest icons were traced from elsewhere
- Named layers, so you can find the icon you need in a set of two hundred
Why the grid matters more than the count
A 400-icon pack on a broken grid is worth less than an 80-icon pack that is genuinely consistent. You will use perhaps thirty icons in a real project. Those thirty need to look like siblings.
SVG source, and an icon font if you need one
Listings on Attesar state which formats are included. In the Icon Packs category those are typically SVG, an icon font, or both, across product types such as an SVG icon set, an icon font, an animated icon pack or a line icon pack.
SVG is almost always the format you want for new work. It recolours through CSS, resizes without loss and can be animated. An icon font is easier to drop into older codebases that already load a webfont, but it cannot carry multiple colours. If your design calls for two-tone icons, a font will not deliver them.
When an icon font still makes sense
Legacy applications, email templates and environments where you cannot easily inject inline SVG. In those cases a font is a pragmatic choice, not a better one.
What an animated icon pack adds
Animation is usually delivered as SVG with embedded CSS or JavaScript, or as a separate file set. Check the listing for which. An animated pack that ships only a preview video, with no source, is a preview, not a product.
Brand and platform icons are not free to redistribute
Logos for social platforms, payment networks and operating systems are trademarks. They carry their own usage rules, they belong to their owners, and they are not the seller's to license.
A pack that bundles them is passing you a problem. You may end up shipping a trademark you have no right to use, in a product you sell, with no recourse against the person who sold it to you. What is sold on Attesar is original icon work.
What counts as original
Icons drawn by the seller, or drawn by someone else under a written licence that permits resale. Listings must be the seller's own work, or work they hold a written licence to sell. If a pack includes recognisable brand marks, treat that as a signal about how the rest of it was assembled.
The disclosure you should expect
Sellers should state the source of their work plainly. AI-generated icon work should be disclosed as such, because it affects how the set behaves at small sizes and how consistent the grid will be. A shared design also cannot become your exclusive mark, so if you need a distinctive brand symbol, a stock icon pack is not the place to find it.
What a buyer inherits, and what stays with the seller
The default licence on Attesar is commercial, with delivery by download or access. A commercial licence normally covers using the icons inside a product you sell. It does not transfer ownership of the artwork, and it does not let you redistribute the pack itself or resell the icons as a set.
| You can usually | You usually cannot |
|---|---|
| Use icons in an app, site or product you sell | Resell or redistribute the pack as icons |
| Modify colours, sizes and stroke weights | Claim the icons as your own original work |
| Use them across multiple projects you own | Sub-licence them to other designers or clients as a pack |
Read the specific listing, because terms vary. Where something is unclear before purchase, ask the seller directly rather than assuming.
Demo images, icons and fonts are rarely included
What you see in the preview is often not what arrives in the download. Preview images, sample icons and demo fonts are frequently excluded. Check the file list before you buy.
One thing you cannot check in advance
Whether the pack will match icons you already own. That depends on your existing grid and stroke weight, and no listing can tell you how your files were drawn. Compare the specifications yourself.
Questions buyers ask
What formats do I get?
At minimum you should receive the SVG source, and an icon font when the listing says one is included. For new work, SVG is what you want, because it recolours, resizes and animates. If a listing only offers a font, decide whether you can live without multi-colour icons.
Can I use them in an app I sell?
A commercial licence normally covers using icons inside your product. It does not let you redistribute the pack itself, or resell the icons as a set. If you need to hand icons to a client as standalone assets, check the terms first.
Are social and payment logos included?
They should not be. Brand marks are trademarks with their own usage rules and are not the seller's to redistribute. What is sold here is original icon work, so a pack full of platform logos is a warning sign.
Will they match my existing icons?
Check the grid size and stroke weight on the listing. Icons drawn to a different grid never quite sit alongside yours, however good they look individually. Open the SVG source and measure before you commit.