Folder Icon

Q: When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for directory rows in a file manager or project tree, listed above the document rows; and destination pickers in move and save dialogs, with 1 row per existing directory. For the create entry that starts a new, empty directory in a drive, use the Add Folder icon. For closed projects moved out of the active list but kept searchable, use the Archive icon. For a tree view toggle that shows nested directories as parent and child rows, use the Hierarchy icon.

Plain folder with a tab at the top left, for directories, projects and grouping files. Available in 4 styles (outline, solid, duotone and filled) as a React component you install with the shadcn CLI.

Preview

Folder icon in outline, solid, duotone and filled styles

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Install and code

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @reui/icons/default/filled/folder

Writes reui/icons/default/filled/folder.tsx

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Folder icon in shadcn/ui components

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Icon button

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Folder icon FAQ

What does this icon show?

Plain folder with a tab at the top left, for directories, projects and grouping files. Typical uses: folder row in a file manager, project container in a sidebar and category group in a media library.

When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for:

Directory rows in a file manager or project tree, listed above the document rows
Destination pickers in move and save dialogs, with 1 row per existing directory

For the create entry that starts a new, empty directory in a drive, use the Add Folder icon. For closed projects moved out of the active list but kept searchable, use the Archive icon. For a tree view toggle that shows nested directories as parent and child rows, use the Hierarchy icon.

Which styles does it come in?

4 styles: Outline, Solid, Duotone and Filled. Every style is drawn on the same 24 by 24 grid and installs as its own file, so you can switch styles without touching the layout.

How do I install it with the shadcn CLI?

Copy the install command from the panel above, in the style you want, and run it in your project. The shadcn CLI adds the icon as a React component that you import and render like any other. It draws in the current text color, so your text color and size classes style it. Icon installs need a ReUI Ultimate license.

What icons go well with it?

Icons from the same family and the Files set: Add Folder, Delete Folder, Folder Added, Folder Down, Folder Left and Folder Right.

When was it added?

It joined the ReUI icon library on June 30, 2026.

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Installs with a ReUI Ultimate license.

When to use

Directory rows in a file manager or project tree, listed above the document rows
Destination pickers in move and save dialogs, with 1 row per existing directory

When not to use

The create entry that starts a new, empty directory in a drive: use the Add Folder icon
Closed projects moved out of the active list but kept searchable: use the Archive icon
A tree view toggle that shows nested directories as parent and child rows: use the Hierarchy icon

Agent notes

Name an icon-only button with its label, "Open folder", as the aria-label

Markdownhttps://reui.io/icons/preview/folder.md

MCPget_icon("folder")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/icons/default/duotone/folder

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