For Material Design Icons alternatives, test an icon set inside the actual interface rather than judging gallery pages.
- Map the icons used today, including uncommon actions and status states.
- Compare stroke weight, filled variants, sizes, and alignment at 16–32 px.
- Check accessibility labels and whether meaning remains clear without color.
- Review license, attribution, package size, tree-shaking, and update policy.
- Replace a small screen and inspect light, dark, and high-contrast modes.
Mixing icon families can make a product feel inconsistent. A migration should preserve semantic clarity as well as appearance.