Is React Icons Safe?
React Icons — Nerq Trust Score 81.0/100 (A- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17
React Icons is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 81.0/100 (A-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 90/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-17. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is React Icons safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — React Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 81.0/100 (A-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).
What is React Icons's trust score?
React Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 81.0/100, earning a A- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for React Icons?
React Icons's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is React Icons and who maintains it?
| Author | nwwells |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: React Icons
What is React Icons?
React Icons is a Node.js package — SVG React icons of popular icon packs using ES6 imports.
How to Verify Safety
Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=react-icons
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
React Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 81/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- React Icons has a Trust Score of 81/100 (A-).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 80/100 |
| Popularity | 90/100 |
| Quality | 80/100 |
| Community | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does React Icons collect?
React Icons is a Node.js package maintained by nwwells. It receives approximately 6,409,141 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, React Icons does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: React Icons Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is React Icons secure?
Security score: 90/100. React Icons has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.
Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.
Full analysis: React Icons Security Report
How we calculated this score
React Icons's trust score of 81.0/100 (A-) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (80/100), popularity (90/100), quality (80/100), community (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on August 17, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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