Thumbtack (Push Pin)の無料アイコン | フリー素材

Convenient item to pin information, “Thumbtack (Push Pin)” Free Material

Standard thumbtack (push pin) illustration icon with plastic knob on head. Also called “Daruma thumbtack” in Japan from its shape, characterized by easy insertion and removal by pinching with fingers. Familiar as metaphor for function “Pinning information” on Web as well as daily scene decorating photos on cork board or posting posters on wall.

Specific Usage Scenes and Suggestions

This icon is active in wide range of uses, from expression of physical bulletin board to fixing important items on digital.

• For “Pin Function” of Website / SNS
  Used as icon for “Pin” function to fix display important posts or announcements at top of timeline in Twitter (X), business chat tools, bulletin board sites. Clicking this icon intuitively conveys to user that information stays in conspicuous place without flowing.
• As “Location Marker” of Map / Access Map
  Available as marker (pin) indicating destination or current location in map apps like Google Maps or guide maps of event venues. By using this thumbtack icon, can produce warmer nuance with more analog and handmade feeling like “Went here” or “Meeting place here” than inverted triangular drop-type pin.
• For “Design Decoration” of Bulletin Board / Notice Column
  Used in combination with paper texture materials and sticky note illustrations in design of “News” or “Information” section of website. By arranging as if pinning four corners with this thumbtack icon, creates realistic and friendly bulletin board design as if flyer is posted on real cork board.
• For “Status” of ToDo List / Task Management
  Usable when expressing incomplete tasks or memorandum not to forget with image “Posting on wall” in task management apps or personal memo pads. Also functions as tool to visually organize priority by using different colors like “Red for emergency” “Blue for normal” “Green for complete.”
• For “Photo Display” Image of Interior / DIY
  As illustration of wall-friendly fixtures or how to use stylish pins in interior articles like “Let’s decorate room with favorite photos” or DIY idea introduction. Becomes visual element when proposing casual photo exhibition method alongside garland-style decoration pinned with clips on string.

Design Tips and Benefits of SVG Format

Free materials distributed on this site also provide vector format (SVG file) where image does not deteriorate for free.

This thumbtack icon expands usage by increasing color variations. Using SVG editing software (Illustrator etc.), making handle part set of 5 colors like red, blue, yellow, green, transparent to use for “categorization,” or giving three-dimensionality looking like really stuck in screen by dropping shadow (drop shadow) with slight angle is possible.

Related Keywords

Thumbtack, Push pin, Daruma thumbtack, Fix, Pinning, Bulletin board, Stationery, Map, Marker, Poster, Memo, Icon