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-This is the directory for Material Icons fonts—note that the font versions of these icons have not been updated since early 2022; the newer Material Symbols fonts are more current, and can be found at [../variablefont](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/tree/master/variablefont).
+This is the directory for the now-deprecated Material Icons fonts—note that these have not been updated since early 2022; the Material Symbols fonts are current, and can be found at [../variablefont](https://github.com/google/material-design-icons/tree/master/variablefont).
 
 Material Icons are the non-variable classic icon fonts, while the Material Symbols variable fonts offer weight, optical size, grade and fill variations (with grade and Fill being intended also for animated effects).