Interface Essential

Computers Devices Electronics

Programming Apps Websites

Internet Network Servers

Business Products

Work Office

Shopping Ecommerce

Content

Design

Images Videos

Music Audio

Files Folders

Users

Emails

Phones Mobile Devices

Messages Chat

Rewards Rating

Travel

Food Drinks

Furnitures Tools

Clothes Footwear Accessories

Ecology Nature

Weather

Health Beauty

School Science

Culture Religion

Family Kids

Sports

Entertainment Hobbies

Crime War Protection

Transportation

Maps Navigation

Building Construction

Streamline 3.0

Ultimate

Core

Flex

Sharp

Plump

Micro

Freehand

Streamline Material

Nova

Cyber

Streamline Vault

Logos

Pixel

Google Material

Tabler

Remix

Feather

Iconoir

Carbon

Solar

Lucide

Brand Logos

Bootstrap

Atlas

Unicons

Ionic Icons

Phosphor

MingCute

Font Awesome

Majesticons

Mynaui

Radix

Heroicons

Flagpack

Keyboard

Keyboard 2

<p>Nova is a cross between Streamline and Material. The Line variant follows both design systems with no padding for a larger appearance.</p>

Nova Line

**Summary**: The 1px stroke sub-style with concept-appropriate hybrid geometry — circles where things are circular, straight lines where things are structural. The most emotionally neutral sub-style in the catalog; the Material Design familiarity reads as accessible and professional simultaneously without pulling toward either extreme. The tone signals universal legibility: immediately recognisable to anyone who has used a smartphone, trading distinctiveness for familiarity as a deliberate product decision. Best for cross-platform products and enterprise SaaS where icon recognition speed and Material-adjacent familiarity matter more than visual differentiation.

**Last updated**: 2026-04-23

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## Fit & Recommendation

### Primary use cases

- Products that must feel immediately legible to the broadest possible audience, including users from Google/Material-native ecosystems
- Cross-platform products where icon vocabulary must bridge mobile (Material) and web (Streamline) conventions without visual dissonance
- Enterprise SaaS products wanting Material-adjacent familiarity with broader icon coverage than Material Symbols offers
- Navigation and controls in products where the primary audience expects modern professional UI conventions
- Any product where icon recognition speed matters more than visual distinctiveness

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## Brand & Cultural Identity

### What it communicates

> "We are legible to everyone who has ever used a smartphone."

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## Visual & Technical Specs

### Visual properties

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Stroke weight | 1px |
| Fill | None |
| Corner treatment | Hybrid — circles and arcs for organic/circular concepts; straight lines for structural elements |
| Color | Monochrome (black) |

### Emotional Scores

Nova Line is near neutral on warmth leaning slightly warm — the hybrid geometry including circles gives slight warmth, while the 1px black stroke is neutral, landing closer to balanced than either extreme. It is somewhat soft — 1px strokes with concept-appropriate construction balance circle elements introducing softness with straight elements introducing structure, landing near the midpoint. It is near neutral on friendliness — Material Design familiarity reads as accessible and professional simultaneously, landing at an exact neutral between friendly and formal. It is near neutral on playfulness — the hybrid construction is purposeful without being playful and functional without being austere, landing at the genuine midpoint. On its human↔mechanical character, it is near neutral leaning slightly warm — concept-appropriate geometry feels considered rather than systematic, with circle elements adding an organic quality that straight elements cannot fully neutralise.

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## Pairing & Compatibility

### Typography pairing

- **Primary**: Inter — the most direct companion; same 24px grid compatibility, same neutrality, same universal legibility goal
- **Material-native**: Roboto — for products explicitly targeting Material Design compatibility
- **Alternative**: Plus Jakarta Sans — humanist warmth that Nova Line's neutral geometry can absorb without contradiction
- **Body**: Inter Regular or Source Sans Pro
- **Display**: DM Sans — slightly more personality than Inter for contexts where Nova Line is paired with stronger brand expression
- **Avoid**: Heavy geometric sans at display weight that overpowers the 1px icons; cold monospace in consumer contexts; decorative or hand-drawn display fonts


<p>These icons follow our Streamline’s structure and loosely adopt Google Material’s style. With no padding, they appear larger and became the predecessor to our Material Pro set.</p>

Streamline x Material

Keyboard Asterisk Thin

Keyboard Asterisk Thin icon - Nova Line Set

Download Keyboard Asterisk Thin SVG vector or transparent PNG icon in Line, Outlined, Minimal style(s) for Sketch and Figma. It belongs to Nova Line vectors SVG collection.