Materialdesign: Is it possible to reference an icon via an alias?

[GordonBlahut]

In some cases, the alias names are more meaningful with the purpose I'm using the icons for. Tried using an alias with the webfont but I don't see an icon unless I use the actual icon name.

I'm looking at moving to SVG via JS anyway, but I also don't see any aliases in the JS library e.g.

export var mdiAccountOutline = "M12,4A4,4 0 0,1 16,8A4,4 0 0,1 12,12A4,4 0 0,1 8,8A4,4 0 0,1 12,4M12,6A2,2 0 0,0 10,8A2,2 0 0,0 12,10A2,2 0 0,0 14,8A2,2 0 0,0 12,6M12,13C14.67,13 20,14.33 20,17V20H4V17C4,14.33 9.33,13 12,13M12,14.9C9.03,14.9 5.9,16.36 5.9,17V18.1H18.1V17C18.1,16.36 14.97,14.9 12,14.9Z";
export var mdiPersonOutline = mdiAccountOutline

Are the aliases only to aid in searching?

[JamesCoyle]

Yes the aliases are for search purposes. If using @mdi/js you could give the icon your own alias as you import it.

import { mdiAccount as mdiPerson } from '@mdi/js'

import { mdiAccount } from '@mdi/js'

const icons = {
    person: mdiAccount,
}

[Templarian]

Aliases are not unique, so you'll need to define your favorite name. James' solution is recommended.

We reuse aliases all the time. They are just there to make searching easier. 👍