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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Material Icons Laravel Bridge has been deprecated with 2.1.0 as the last release. There are a number of alternatives based on [Blade Icons (Blade UI Kit)](https://github.com/blade-ui-kit/blade-icons?tab=readme-ov-file#icon-packages). Thank you for the support and contributions over the years. The repository will remain open and archived.
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 # Material Icons Laravel Bridge
 
 Easily use Google Material Design SVG icons in Laravel Blade templates.