--- title: "Free Nasty - Free Icons Set - 45 customizable PNGs, SVGs, PDFs" product: "Streamline Icons, Illustrations and Elements" url: /icons/nasty-icons canonical_url: "https://www.streamlinehq.com/icons/nasty-icons" summary: "Transgressive dark-humour cartoon illustrations — 1px variable cartoon line on a 30px grid. The most hand-crafted construction in the Vault group, with expressive organic cartoon lines that read as drawn, not engineered, giving the dark subject matter a playful rather than threatening visual register. The tone signals counter-culture irreverence: \"we know this isn't for everyone; that's the point.\" Best for adult irreverent brand identity, Halloween and horror-comedy campaigns, and adult sticker packs; carries a free CC BY 4.0 license but requires mandatory adult-audience suitability review before any deployment and is not suitable for regulated industries or audiences under 18." --- # Free Nasty - Free Icons Set - 45 customizable PNGs, SVGs, PDFs [Free + Open-source] Nasty is a quirky approach to icon design, filled with cheeky and mischievous signs that will add a touch of irreverence and humor to your projects. It also allows you to customize the line thickness. All Nasty icons are designed on a 30px grid with a 1px default stroke. Licensed under the Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 45 icons ## Fit & Recommendation ### Primary use cases - Brand identity materials for adult-oriented irreverent brands - Halloween and horror-comedy campaign materials - Adult sticker packs and gaming brand systems with transgressive personality **Mandatory**: Audience suitability review required before any deployment. Not suitable for any audience under 18, any regulated or professional industry, or general UI navigation. --- ## Brand & Cultural Identity ### What it communicates > "We know this isn't for everyone. That's the point." --- ## Visual & Technical Specs ### Visual properties | Property | Value | |----------|-------| | Stroke weight | 1px variable — cartoon line only | | Fill | None | | Corner treatment | Organic cartoon — expressive, imprecise | | Grid | 30px | | License | Free · CC BY 4.0 | ### Emotional Scores Vault Nasty is near neutral on warmth — monochrome construction is neutral, but cartoon quality introduces warmth while dark content adds minor cold, balancing near the midpoint. It is one of the more human-feeling sub-styles in the catalog on softness — 1px line work with expressive organic curves creates a soft visual weight. It is one of the friendlier sub-styles in the catalog — transgressive content and cartoon irreverence sit firmly in the informal register. It is one of the more playful sub-styles in the catalog — despite dark subject matter, the execution is cartoon; the visual register reads as playful, not threatening. On its human↔mechanical character, it is among the most human-feeling sub-styles in the catalog — the most hand-crafted construction in the Vault group, with variable line quality that reads as drawn, not engineered. --- ## Pairing & Compatibility ### Typography pairing Two valid approaches depending on intent: - **Match**: Permanent Marker, Bebas Neue, Barlow Condensed Black — amplifies the transgressive register - **Contrast**: Helvetica Neue, Neue Haas Grotesk — editorial contrast between the cartoon and the clinical ## Example icons - [Accident Arrows](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/accident-arrow-c9lict4e2qxp3vxsrxn7.png/accident-arrow-77aoqayazjxxtgofoq85u.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Activism Protest Tank](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/activism-protest-tank-i6rsfvg72xgfco2so14i5v.png/activism-protest-tank-acn2fg8jy9o08mq8uc02fos.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Air Bombing Strike](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/air-bombing-strike-ymre4rb78bdv8067k2dzl.png/air-bombing-strike-ku3tuoux28a550zmgxnhd6.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Apocolypse Atomic Bomb Explosion Nuclear](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/apocolypse-atomic-bomb-explosion-nuclear-6xy1vkhtstwd8494vd23m.png/apocolypse-atomic-bomb-explosion-nuclear-ivzvyasusxmiul3zdliso.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Armour Knight](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/amor-knight-qcbuyodb9fmvghewunql.png/amor-knight-7y4xa3g75y6toxljp69rci.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Axe Murder](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/axe-murder-3pjumo514mw6dasbh3xrdy.png/axe-murder-sqw6xi21oedfjr2x1rv1m4.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Bath Boiling](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/bath-boiling-w7042a64umc2lbma09ja5q.png/bath-boiling-1rypakano3txp3ht1u11de.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Bong Pipe](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/bong-pipe-97v4a1nv1wxubybis3pq.png/bong-pipe-w8k5hlmfde0ugqch3828il.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Booger Nose Picking](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/booger-nose-picking-0u552t0wig93u3q6q75os9.png/booger-nose-picking-5q8haw7d5ciyo07qn9dpf.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Brain Dead](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/brain-dead-3ftjg6z8o2qig7474keb5g.png/brain-dead-6v1au0jibqfpxfw8w8ab5r.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Capitol Death Hanging Punishment Sentence](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/capitol-death-hanging-punishment-sentence-vlegco2xqkoy0ybcxk98k.png/capitol-death-hanging-punishment-sentence-rwuwy60vfxgvssaa5ysdx.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) - [Car Crash](https://assets.streamlinehq.com/image/private/w_64,h_64,ar_1/f_auto/v1/icons/nasty-icons/car-crash-elswgq2kirc60rh8dylxt5.png/car-crash-jkle2vul2c9gc5ghuuig7.png?_a=DATAiZkSZAA0) --- [View full sitemap](/sitemap.md)