Magnifying Glass (Reduce / Zoom Out) Free Icons | Vector Assets

Function to overlook whole picture, “Reduce (Zoom Out)” Free Material

Simple icon with horizontal bar minus sign placed on lens part of loupe (magnifying glass). Means function of “Reduce” or “Zoom Out” to lower display magnification of screen and display object smaller. Often placed side by side with paired “Magnify (Plus)” icon, essential UI for users to freely control display range.

Specific Usage Scenes and Suggestions

This icon is widely used as button improving operability in digital content browsing screens.

• For “Wide Area Display” of Map Apps and Access Maps
  As button to decrease map scale and display wider range (wide area) in map services like Google Maps. Used when expanding viewpoint from current location to surrounding areas.
• For “Whole Check” of Image Viewer and Product Page
  As button indicating operation (reduce) to return to original size to check whole picture again after magnifying and seeing details in EC site product images and photo galleries.
• For “Page Display Switch” of PDF / E-book Readers
  As mode switch button when displaying whole page fitting in screen or displaying multiple pages in list with thumbnails in document viewers.
• For “Text Size Change (Small)” Button of Website
  As icon for button to change site text size to “Standard” or “Small” as one of accessibility functions. Usable instead of text icon like “A-“.
• As Image of “Bird’s-eye View / Summary”
  Can also be utilized as metaphorical icon meaning “Bird’s-eye view” capturing things generally from high viewpoint instead of details, or “Summary” summarizing only key points.

Editing Tips and Benefits of EPS Format

In addition to PNG and SVG formats convenient for Web production, EPS format of vector data suitable for DTP design and advanced editing is included in the distribution file.

If it is EPS format, simply rewriting minus sign inside to “plus (+)” using software like Illustrator creates paired “Magnify” icon easily. Also, free processing is possible, such as changing color to “gray” to represent button unpressable state (inactive), or adjusting line thickness to blend into site design.

Related Keywords

Reduce, Zoom out, Minus, Magnifying glass, Loupe, Search, Whole display, Wide area, Bird’s-eye view, Map, UI, Icon