diff --git a/.changeset/three-pianos-call.md b/.changeset/three-pianos-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdccfbfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-pianos-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openproject/octicons': patch
+---
+
+feat: change icon names & selectors
diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-cycles-perform.md b/.changeset/tidy-cycles-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a0b9e2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-cycles-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openproject/octicons': patch
+---
+
+feat: add rendering function outside of Angular
diff --git a/lib/octicons_angular/script/build.js b/lib/octicons_angular/script/build.js
index 433f4c70b..95581e4b6 100755
--- a/lib/octicons_angular/script/build.js
+++ b/lib/octicons_angular/script/build.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const icons = Object.entries(octicons)
 export const ${svgDataExportName} = ${generate(svgData).code};
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'svg[op-octicon-${key}]',
+  selector: 'svg[${key}-icon]',
   standalone: true,
   imports: [NgIf, NgFor],
   template: \`
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ async function writeIconExport(file) {
   const code = `${GENERATED_HEADER}
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { NgFor, NgIf } from '@angular/common';
-import { OpOcticonComponentBase, SVGData } from '../octicon-component-base';
+import { OpOcticonComponentBase } from '../octicon-component-base';
+import { SVGData } from '../helpers';
 
 ${icons.map(({code}) => code).join('\n')}
 `
diff --git a/lib/octicons_angular/src/helpers.ts b/lib/octicons_angular/src/helpers.ts
index 339f2adab..8d3a3851f 100644
--- a/lib/octicons_angular/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/lib/octicons_angular/src/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,34 @@
+export type SVGSize = 'small'|'medium'|'large';
+
+export interface SVGData {
+ [key: string]: {
+   width: number,
+   paths: string[],
+ };
+};
+
+export const sizeMap = {
+  small: 16,
+  medium: 32,
+  large: 64
+};
+
 export function closestNaturalHeight(naturalHeights:string[], height:number) {
   return naturalHeights
     .map(naturalHeight => parseInt(naturalHeight, 10))
     .reduce((acc, naturalHeight) => (naturalHeight <= height ? naturalHeight : acc), parseInt(naturalHeights[0], 10))
 }
+
+export function toDOMString(data:SVGData, size:SVGSize = 'medium', extraAttributes:Record<string, string> = {}) {
+  const height = sizeMap[size];
+  const naturalHeight = closestNaturalHeight(Object.keys(data), height)
+  const { width, paths } = data[naturalHeight.toString()];
+  const elWidth =  height * (width / naturalHeight);
+  return `<svg
+    height="${height}px"
+    width="${elWidth}px"
+    ${Object.keys(extraAttributes).reduce((total, attr) => `${total} ${attr}="${extraAttributes[attr]}"`, '')}
+  >
+    ${paths.map(p => `<path d="${p}"></path>`)}
+  </svg>`
+}
diff --git a/lib/octicons_angular/src/octicon-component-base.ts b/lib/octicons_angular/src/octicon-component-base.ts
index a8b38cc70..d996adc3a 100644
--- a/lib/octicons_angular/src/octicon-component-base.ts
+++ b/lib/octicons_angular/src/octicon-component-base.ts
@@ -4,20 +4,13 @@ import {
   HostBinding
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { closestNaturalHeight } from './helpers';
-
-export interface SVGData {
- [key: string]: {
-   width: number,
-   paths: string[],
- };
-};
+import { closestNaturalHeight, SVGData, SVGSize, sizeMap } from './helpers';
 
 @Directive({})
 export class OpOcticonComponentBase {
   @Input() className = '';
   @Input() fill = 'currentColor';
-  @Input() size: 'small'|'medium'|'large'= 'medium';
+  @Input() size:SVGSize = 'medium';
   @Input() verticalAlign = 'text-bottom';
   @Input() title = '';
 
@@ -52,11 +45,6 @@ export class OpOcticonComponentBase {
 
   @HostBinding('attr.height')
   get height() {
-    const sizeMap = {
-      small: 16,
-      medium: 32,
-      large: 64
-    }
     return sizeMap[this.size];
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.spec.ts b/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.spec.ts
index cb8b86458..e722b4a19 100644
--- a/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   opAddIconData,
   LogIconComponent,
   logIconData,
+
+  toDOMString,
 } from './public-api';
 
 describe('Github native icon', () => {
@@ -28,19 +30,19 @@ describe('Github native icon', () => {
 
   it('should render the svg', () => {
     const iconElement: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement;
-    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
     expect(iconElement.children[0].getAttribute('d')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
   it('should render the title', () => {
     const iconElement: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement;
-    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
 
-    component.title = "Some title";
+    component.title = 'Some title';
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
-    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("title");
-    expect(iconElement.children[1].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('title');
+    expect(iconElement.children[1].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
     expect(iconElement.children[1].getAttribute('d')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ describe('OpenProject extension icon', () => {
 
   it('should render the svg', () => {
     const iconElement: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement;
-    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
     expect(iconElement.children[0].getAttribute('d')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
@@ -102,9 +104,9 @@ describe('Icon with multiple paths', () => {
 
   it('should render the svg with all paths', () => {
     const iconElement: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement;
-    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[0].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
     expect(iconElement.children[0].getAttribute('d')).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(iconElement.children[1].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual("path");
+    expect(iconElement.children[1].tagName.toLowerCase()).toEqual('path');
     expect(iconElement.children[1].getAttribute('d')).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
@@ -115,3 +117,27 @@ describe('Icon with multiple paths', () => {
   });
 });
 
+
+describe('rendering without Angular', () => {
+  it('should render the SVG', () => {
+    const rendered = toDOMString(logIconData);
+    expect(rendered).toContain('<svg');
+    expect(rendered).toContain(`<path d="${logIconData[24].paths[0]}"></path>`);
+    expect(rendered).toContain('</svg>');
+  });
+
+  it('should render the small SVG', () => {
+    const rendered = toDOMString(logIconData, 'small');
+    expect(rendered).toContain('<svg');
+    expect(rendered).toContain(`<path d="${logIconData[16].paths[0]}"></path>`);
+    expect(rendered).toContain('</svg>');
+  });
+
+  it('should render the SVG attributes', () => {
+    const rendered = toDOMString(logIconData, 'medium', { extra: '1' });
+    expect(rendered).toContain('<svg');
+    expect(rendered).toContain('extra="1"');
+    expect(rendered).toContain(`<path d="${logIconData[24].paths[0]}"></path>`);
+    expect(rendered).toContain('</svg>');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.ts b/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.ts
index 9ea5ae55b..92c4afae5 100644
--- a/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.ts
+++ b/lib/octicons_angular/src/public-api.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
  */
 
 export * from './__generated__/icons';
+export * from './helpers';