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When do you pick MIT instead of CC-BY for the close icon?

Pick MIT for the close icon when the deck cannot name an author in the footer, and pick CC-BY when that credit can travel with the file. At 200 px the pictures may look alike, so the badge is the decision, not the silhouette. The licence notes and the credits page are the two places that settle it.

At a glance

What MIT coversA MIT close icon can go into a sales deck, a product UI, or a printed…
What CC-BY addsCC-BY 4.0 on a close icon asks for the author, the title of the work, and a…
Original studio marksAn Original close icon is drawn for this site. It is not MIT and not CC-BY.…
A practical rule — close-iconIf the close icon is the only art on a title slide and legal will not allow a…

Use MIT for the close icon on a client deck that cannot add footnotes, and use CC-BY when you can paste the credits-page author next to the 200 px mark. ISC, used by one stroke pack, follows the MIT habit: keep the notice with the product, not under the icon.

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Use MIT for the close icon on a client deck that cannot add footnotes, and use CC-BY when you can paste the credits-page author next to the 200 px mark. ISC, used by one stroke pack, follows the MIT habit: keep the notice with the product, not under the icon.

What MIT covers

A MIT close icon can go into a sales deck, a product UI, or a printed leave-behind. Keep the licence notice in the product or the repo. You do not need a caption under the 200 px mark itself.

What CC-BY adds

CC-BY 4.0 on a close icon asks for the author, the title of the work, and a link to the licence when you publish. At 200 px that line usually lives in the slide footer or a credits slide, not inside the icon.

Original studio marks

An Original close icon is drawn for this site. It is not MIT and not CC-BY. You still keep a short site credit on a public deck. The 200 px preview does not change that duty.

A practical rule — close-icon

If the close icon is the only art on a title slide and legal will not allow a credit line, filter to MIT before you download. If the last slide already lists sources, a CC-BY file at 200 px is fine.

This page is a choice between MIT and CC-BY for a close icon at 200 px. Read the pack licence before you ship the file to a client.

Questions

Can a CC-BY close icon ship inside a paid template?
Yes, if the buyer still sees the author, the title, and the licence link. Hiding that line inside a 200 px close icon does not satisfy CC-BY 4.0.
Is ISC the same choice as MIT for a close icon?
For a slide, treat ISC like MIT: keep the notice with the product. It is not a substitute for a CC-BY credit on a 200 px close icon.
Where do I copy the CC-BY name for the close icon?
Open the credits page for the pack that holds the close icon. Copy the author shown there. The tile badge alone, even at 200 px, is not the attribution line.

Read the licence notes · Open the credits page

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