Code Icons
Two angled brackets facing each other is the near-universal symbol for "code" — developer tool navigation, documentation sections, syntax-highlighting toggles, "view source" buttons. This page collects code icon variants across Pathwork's libraries, from a plain outline bracket pair to terminal-window and slash-style alternatives, so you can match the exact weight your dev tool or docs page needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Angle brackets (< >) generally represent source code or markup broadly, while a terminal icon (a rectangle with a command prompt symbol, like '>') more specifically represents a command-line interface or shell. Pick angle brackets for general 'code' or 'developer' references, and terminal specifically when representing CLI tools or terminal access.
The angle-bracket icon is the standard convention for this exact action, since it's widely recognized as meaning 'here's the underlying code'. Some interfaces pair it with the word 'Code' or '</>' as text alongside the icon for extra clarity, especially in less developer-focused products.
The generic angle-bracket icon works well for general 'this is code' labeling regardless of language, while a specific language logo (from Pathwork's Developer collection) is more useful when you want to indicate which language the snippet is written in. Documentation with multiple language examples often uses language-specific tabs with their respective logos rather than one generic code icon.
This is mostly a stylistic variation between libraries rather than a meaningful distinction — the slash in the middle (resembling a closing tag's forward slash) is a common decorative addition that reinforces the 'markup/code' association, particularly popular in web development contexts. Plain angle brackets without the slash represent the same general concept.
Each icon keeps the license from its source library attached to it, and terms can differ depending on which library a specific icon comes from. Check the license shown on the individual icon's page before using it commercially, including in published documentation.
Yes, this is a common and clear use — the angle-bracket icon is widely recognized enough that using it to label a 'developer settings', 'API access', or 'advanced mode' toggle communicates its purpose even to users who aren't deeply technical, since it's strongly associated with 'developer-facing' features generally.