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Soroban icons (free)

Icons of the soroban, numbers shown in beads, events such as Sums, Receipts and Dictation of Sums, exams and soroban school notices. Each comes in line and filled styles, and you can choose a color and size and save it as SVG or PNG.

As on a real soroban, every rod has one five-bead and four one-beads. Free for personal and commercial use, with no sign-up required.

Soroban

Numbers (one rod)

Events

Exams and results

School information

Study

Style
Color
All icons in one download54 icons as SVG, plus PNGs (512 px) in black and in white.
Download as ZIP 2.2 MB

How to use

  • Use at 48 px or largerEvery bead is drawn as on a real soroban, so below 48 px the beads become hard to tell apart. In flyers and documents, please use the icons as large as you can.
  • Changing the colorThe SVG files in the ZIP use currentColor for their color. Embedded in a web page, they take the color of the surrounding text, which you can change with the CSS color property. Opened on their own, they appear in black.
  • On a colored backgroundAll icons have a transparent background. On a dark background, please choose white or use the white PNGs in the ZIP.

Terms of use

  • Free for individuals, soroban schools, schools and companies alike. Attribution is not required.
  • You may use the diagrams in worksheets, teaching materials, flyers, websites, videos, apps and more, and you may change their color or size.
  • The icon files themselves may not be redistributed or sold, either unchanged or with only minor modifications.

For the full text, please see the terms of use for the soroban images.

Questions about the diagrams

May I use the icons on our school's sign or in our website logo?
You may use them to decorate signs and websites. However, a logo or mark that uses the icons may not be registered as a trademark.
May I change the shapes or combine the icons with other images?
Yes. You may change their color or size and combine them with text or other images. Modified icons may not be distributed as materials.
Is the number of beads correct?
Yes. Every soroban has one five-bead and four one-beads on each rod, and beads that are not set rest away from the bar. “Soroban with a number” shows 0, 6, 2 and 8 on four rods, and “Numbers” show 0 to 9 on a single rod.