How can I make my own custom Icon component that uses my own SVGs?

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Based on the information provided in the extracts, there isn't a direct example of creating a custom Icon component using your own SVGs. However, you can create custom components in Astro and use them in your .mdx or .astro files.

Here's a general approach based on the information available:

1. Create a new Astro component for your SVG icon. For example, you might create a file called MyIcon.astro in your components directory.

2. In this file, you can define your SVG markup. For example:

<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"> 
    <path d="..." />
</svg>

3. You can then import this component into your .mdx or .astro file and use it like any other component. For example:

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import MyIcon from '../components/MyIcon.astro';
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<ul>
  <li><MyIcon /> List item 1</li>
  <li><MyIcon /> List item 2</li>
</ul>

Please note that this is a general approach and might need to be adjusted based on your specific needs and the structure of your project.

For more detailed information on creating and using components in Astro, you can refer to the Astro documentation (https://docs.astro.build).

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I apologize for the confusion. You're right, the previous example doesn't follow the pattern of overriding HTML elements with custom components as shown in the Astro documentation.

To create a custom Icon component and use it within a Markdown file, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new Astro component for your SVG icon. For example, you might create a file called Icon.astro in your components directory.

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const props = Astro.props;
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<svg {...props} viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"> 
    <path d="..." />
</svg>

2. Import your custom component into your .mdx file, then export a components object that maps the standard HTML element to your custom component. In this case, you might want to map it to an element like span or div that you can use in your Markdown content.

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import Icon from '../components/Icon.astro';
export const components = {span: Icon};
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- <span></span> This list item will use the custom Icon component
- <span></span> So will this one

In this example, every span element in the Markdown content will be replaced with your custom Icon component.

For more information, you can refer to the Astro documentation on assigning custom components to HTML elements (https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/markdown-content#assigning-custom-components-to-html-elements).

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