Selecting Fluent UI Icons using PnP IconPicker in SPFx

This article explains how to use the PnP IconPicker control in the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part to allow users to select Fluent UI icons interactively.
The IconPicker provides a simple and user-friendly interface to browse, preview, and select icons that represent actions or entities in your web part.

⚙️ Install Dependencies

Install the PnP SPFx Controls library for React:

npm install @pnp/spfx-controls-react --save --save-exact

🧩 Define the Component State

In your component folder, create a new file named IState.ts and define the state interface:

export interface ISpfxPnpIconpickerState {
  icon: string;
}

🪄 Implement the React Component

Below is the complete implementation of the Icon Picker using PnP Controls and Fluent UI.

import * as React from 'react';
import styles from './SpfxPnpIconpicker.module.scss';
import { ISpfxPnpIconpickerProps } from './ISpfxPnpIconpickerProps';
import { ISpfxPnpIconpickerState } from './ISpfxPnpIconpickerState';
import { IconPicker } from '@pnp/spfx-controls-react/lib/IconPicker';
import { Icon } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Icon';
import { Stack, IStackTokens } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Stack';
import { mergeStyles } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Styling';

const iconClass = mergeStyles({
  fontSize: 50,
  height: 50,
  width: 50,
  margin: '0 25px',
});

const stackTokens: IStackTokens = { childrenGap: 40 };

export default class SpfxPnpIconpicker extends React.Component<ISpfxPnpIconpickerProps, ISpfxPnpIconpickerState> {
  constructor(props: ISpfxPnpIconpickerProps) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { icon: '' };
  }

  public render(): React.ReactElement<ISpfxPnpIconpickerProps> {
    return (
      <div className={styles.spfxPnpIconpicker}>
        <Stack horizontal wrap tokens={stackTokens}>
          <Icon iconName={this.state.icon} className={iconClass} />
          <IconPicker
            buttonLabel="Select Icon"
            onChange={(iconName: string) => this.setState({ icon: iconName })}
          />
        </Stack>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

🚀 Build and Deploy the Solution

Run the following commands to build and package your web part:

gulp build
gulp bundle --ship
gulp package-solution --ship

Upload the .sppkg file (found under sharepoint/solution) to your App Catalog.
After deployment, you can add this web part to any SharePoint page and use the Icon Picker interface to select Fluent UI icons dynamically.

✅ Summary

This web part integrates the PnP IconPicker control with Fluent UI icons in SPFx, offering users a smooth, visual way to customize icons.
It’s a great enhancement for configuration panels, dashboards, or content customization experiences in SharePoint.