File Icons
A rectangle with a folded corner is the standard shorthand for "a document lives here" — file managers, upload confirmations, attachment lists, document type badges. This page collects file icon variants across Pathwork's libraries, from a plain outline page to filled or line-detail versions, so you can match the exact weight your file list or upload confirmation needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
File (a rectangle with a folded corner) represents an individual document, while folder represents a container that holds multiple files. If you're displaying items in a file browser, files and folders typically need visually distinct icons so users can tell at a glance which items they can open directly versus navigate into.
Many products do differentiate by showing a small format label or distinct icon variant for common types (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, image, etc.), especially in file managers or upload lists, since knowing the file type at a glance is useful. A single generic file icon works fine for simpler interfaces where type distinction isn't critical.
This page covers general-purpose document icons for everyday file management contexts (uploads, attachments, file browsers), while the Developer collection includes more code-and-tooling-specific file representations tied to a particular language or format. For a generic 'attach a document' button, this page's icons are the better fit.
This depends on the file type — for images, showing an actual thumbnail preview is usually more useful than a generic file icon, while for non-visual file types (PDFs, spreadsheets, text documents), a file icon (often labeled with the file extension) is the standard and clearer approach.
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.
This is a common stylistic detail — a few short horizontal lines inside the file shape suggest 'this contains text' and can help differentiate a document icon from a more ambiguous plain rectangle. It's not required, but it does add a bit more visual context, especially at larger sizes where the lines remain legible.