ionic-team/ionicons

Ionicons not well aligned vertically

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#515 opened on Nov 26, 2017

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help wantedtype: incorrect icon

Description

Hi,

could you please ensure that all icons are equally vertically positioned? Each of the icons has different spacing above and below the icon in the font file. Same for left and right. This makes it unusable in environment where you want to make the icon well positioned, e.g. in the mid of a circled button on any screen resolutions.

Thanks!

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Tech stack
typescriptcsshtml
Domain
frontenddesign
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
font metricsicon designSVG
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
The issue requests that all icons in the Ionicons font be vertically aligned with consistent spacing above and below each icon. This requires modifying the font's metrics (e.g., ascent, descent, and side bearings) for each glyph. Investigate the current font files in the repository (likely in assets/) and use a font editor like FontForge to adjust alignments. Review any existing font generation scripts (e.g., in package.json) to understand how icons are compiled. The issue is old and may require maintainer guidance on the desired alignment specification.