How big should Action Bar(Toolbar) icons be in the new Android Material design?

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user3928288 picture user3928288 · Aug 11, 2014 · Viewed 51.6k times · Source

I tried searching the design guidelines, but I couldn't find anything related to this. I am trying to figure out the optimal size for Action bar icons in the new L release. Here is an example of what I am trying to achieve:

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I tried the previous 48dp size, but it looks a lot bigger than the ones in that picture.

Answer

ianhanniballake picture ianhanniballake · Aug 11, 2014

From Material Design Keylines Touch Target Size, size for icons is 24dp

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