Mapsicon
A free collection of country map icons in 11 PNG sizes and SVG format, optimized for web projects.
What is Mapsicon?
Mapsicon is a free collection of stylized map icons for nearly every country in the world, available in 11 PNG sizes and SVG format. It solves the problem of finding consistent, optimized country map graphics for use as placeholders or illustrations in web and design projects.
Web developers, designers, and content creators who need simple, standardized country map graphics for applications, websites, or presentations.
Developers choose Mapsicon for its comprehensive coverage, multiple size options, optimized file sizes, and ease of integration—all available for free with minimal attribution requirements.
Overview
A free collection of maps for every country in the world, available in 11 sizes or in SVG.
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding country flags or map placeholders to web applications
- Creating geographic dashboards or data visualizations
- Designing travel or location-based website interfaces
- Building educational materials or presentations with country graphics
- Prototyping apps that require country selection or display
- Enhancing UI designs with consistent, minimal map icons
Not Ideal For
- Projects requiring detailed, to-scale geographical representations or border accuracy
- Applications needing interactive, zoomable, or real-time country maps
- Teams that depend on active maintenance, updates, or community support
- Use cases involving omitted countries like Micronesia, Tuvalu, or Palestine
Pros & Cons
Pros
Includes icons for nearly every country with ISO 3166-1 naming, as highlighted in the README, making it easy to integrate programmatically using standard codes like US or CA.
Offers 11 PNG sizes from 16x16 to 1024x1024 plus SVG format, catering to various display needs from thumbnails to high-resolution screens.
PNGs are heavily optimized using tools like PNGOUT and ImageOptim, with 1024x1024 icons weighing around 12 KB for fast loading, as specified in the README.
Free to use with only attribution required, avoiding complex restrictions and making it accessible for most projects without legal hurdles.
Cons
The repository is archived and no longer updated, with issues disabled and some countries omitted permanently, limiting future fixes or enhancements.
Icons are only available in black color with transparent backgrounds, lacking customization options like colors or alternative styles, which may not fit all design schemes.
Created in Fireworks without provided editable source files, making it difficult to modify the vector graphics beyond the pre-rendered PNGs and SVGs.
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