Material-components-android: [Chip] doesn't support only icon

[Narinc]

When I set an icon, there is space on the right. If there is no text, the text field can be hidden

[wcshi]

@Narinc have you tried creating an icon only chip style that removes the leading and trailing text padding? By default the chip styles expect text to be displayed.

[cketcham]

This is the feedback from the Material designers

No, users should not be creating chips with only an icon. Chips are meant to be actionable, without accompaniment of text a chip's utility may become unclear to the user. The anatomy of a chip contains thumbnail (icon), text, and a remove Icon. Of these elements, the only mandatory piece is the text. More details found in the Chip article:

https://material.io/design/components/chips.html#anatomy

Could you use the icon version of MaterialButton if you really need something that's just an icon?

[ezamelczyk]

I disagree. I have a use case in which I have action chips in my collapsible toolbar which show text when it is expanded but I would like to collapse them on scroll. I cannot do that right now and I think that's a pretty legitimate and clear use case.

[zizizuzu]

When I set an icon, there is space on the right. If there is no text, the text field can be hidden

Try this example

<com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

            app:chipIcon="@drawable/ic_your_drawable"
            app:textStartPadding="0dp"
            app:textEndPadding="0dp"
            app:chipStartPadding="4dp"
            app:chipEndPadding="4dp" />