Map Icons
A folded, creased rectangle reads instantly as "map" — navigation menu items, location-based feature labels, "view on map" links, directory or store-locator sections. This page collects map icon variants across Pathwork's libraries, from a plain folded-paper outline to filled or route-line detail versions, so you can match the exact weight your navigation menu or location section needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Map (a folded paper shape) represents the general concept of navigation or a location-based feature broadly, while a pin or marker represents a specific point on that map. They're often used together — a map icon for a 'Locations' navigation item, and pin icons for individual entries within that feature.
Both are common, but a pin icon tends to communicate 'this specific location' more directly, while the folded-map icon suits a more general 'open the map view' action. If the link points to a specific address or place, a pin is often the more precise choice; for opening a broader map interface, the folded-map icon works well.
A map icon (sometimes combined with a pin) is the standard convention for store locator navigation items, since it signals 'this feature helps you find a place' before the user even opens it. Once inside the locator itself, individual store results are typically marked with pin icons rather than repeated map icons.
This is mostly a stylistic choice between libraries — simpler versions use just the folded-paper outline, while more detailed versions add crease lines or a squiggly route line to suggest an actual map layout. Both represent the same general concept; a simpler version tends to hold up better at small navigation-icon sizes.
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.
Map tends to suit a static reference or locator feature ('find a store', 'view on map'), while compass more often implies active navigation, discovery, or 'explore nearby' functionality. Pick based on whether the feature helps users locate something specific or browse/discover more broadly.