GEL Icons: Legacy Suite

This guideline displays the Legacy suite of BBC icons and contains guidance on their recommended use.

Contributors

  • Callum Peters
  • Amy Leak
  • Nick Lockington
  • +30

Overview

Our icons have many meanings and can be used to illustrate action, status and identity.

We have 12 icon sets, with over 250 icons in total. These range from Core icons like the 'external link' icon, to product icons for Weather, Sport, Children's and Travel.

Our icons were created in collaboration with planning Unit.

Useful Resources

For Everyone

Illustrator Icon LibraryBaseline GridReith SuiteLicensing

For BBC Staff

Figma Icon Baseline GridGithub Icon LibraryGEL Icons: Design SpecificationsGEL Icons: Project Playbook

Core

Platforms

Audio & Visual

Content Types

Controls & Devices

Social, Personalisation & Service

IPTV (iPlayer TV)

Food

Sport

Travel

Tube B: © Transport For London. To be used by the BBC Travel product only with expressed permission from TFL following agreed brand guidelines.

Weather

Children

Licensing

These assets are available for download on the following licence terms:

You can:

  • Download the assets and use them free of charge;
  • Use the assets without attribution; and
  • Modify or alter the assets and edit them as you like.

You can't:

  • Use the assets in a way that would bring the BBC into disrepute;
  • Make available the assets so that they can be downloaded by others;
  • Sell the assets to other people or package the assets with others that are for sale;
  • Take payment from others to access the assets (including putting them behind a paywall);
  • Use the assets as part of a service that you are charging money for; or
  • Imply association with or endorsement from the BBC by using the assets.

Disclaimer: The assets are offered as is and the BBC is not responsible for anything that happens if you use them.