diff --git a/examples/address_book/lib/main.dart b/examples/address_book/lib/main.dart
index 4394946d930..e1066a11429 100644
--- a/examples/address_book/lib/main.dart
+++ b/examples/address_book/lib/main.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Field extends StatelessComponent {
     return new Row(<Widget>[
         new Padding(
           padding: const EdgeDims.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0),
-          child: new Icon(type: icon)
+          child: new Icon(icon: icon)
         ),
         new Flexible(
           child: new Input(
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class AddressBookHome extends StatelessComponent {
 
   Widget buildFloatingActionButton(BuildContext context) {
     return new FloatingActionButton(
-      child: new Icon(type: 'image/photo_camera'),
+      child: new Icon(icon: 'image/photo_camera'),
       backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).accentColor
     );
   }
diff --git a/examples/fitness/lib/feed.dart b/examples/fitness/lib/feed.dart
index fa15bf5c4b8..69a1e63e436 100644
--- a/examples/fitness/lib/feed.dart
+++ b/examples/fitness/lib/feed.dart
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class FeedFragmentState extends State<FeedFragment> {
     switch (_fitnessMode) {
       case FitnessMode.feed:
         return new FloatingActionButton(
-          child: new Icon(type: 'content/add'),
+          child: new Icon(icon: 'content/add'),
           onPressed: _handleActionButtonPressed
         );
       case FitnessMode.chart:
diff --git a/examples/stocks/lib/stock_home.dart b/examples/stocks/lib/stock_home.dart
index c6069723894..bd9a9e783e7 100644
--- a/examples/stocks/lib/stock_home.dart
+++ b/examples/stocks/lib/stock_home.dart
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class StockHomeState extends State<StockHome> {
 
   Widget buildFloatingActionButton() {
     return new FloatingActionButton(
-      child: new Icon(type: 'content/add'),
+      child: new Icon(icon: 'content/add'),
       backgroundColor: Colors.redAccent[200],
       onPressed: _handleStockPurchased
     );
diff --git a/examples/stocks/lib/stock_menu.dart b/examples/stocks/lib/stock_menu.dart
index 5363aa3f895..0f93830cd53 100644
--- a/examples/stocks/lib/stock_menu.dart
+++ b/examples/stocks/lib/stock_menu.dart
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Future showStockMenu({BuildContext context, bool autorefresh, ValueChanged<bool>
             new FlatButton(
               child: new Row(<Widget>[
                 new Icon(
-                  type: 'device/dvr',
+                  icon: 'device/dvr',
                   size: IconSize.s18
                 ),
                 new Container(
diff --git a/examples/widgets/card_collection.dart b/examples/widgets/card_collection.dart
index 9c476666dec..5ebfff02c09 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/card_collection.dart
+++ b/examples/widgets/card_collection.dart
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ class CardCollectionState extends State<CardCollection> {
         backgroundMessage = "Unsupported dismissDirection";
     }
 
-    Widget leftArrowIcon =  new Icon(type: 'navigation/arrow_back', size: IconSize.s36);
+    Widget leftArrowIcon =  new Icon(icon: 'navigation/arrow_back', size: IconSize.s36);
     if (_dismissDirection == DismissDirection.right)
       leftArrowIcon = new Opacity(opacity: 0.1, child: leftArrowIcon);
 
-    Widget rightArrowIcon =  new Icon(type: 'navigation/arrow_forward', size: IconSize.s36);
+    Widget rightArrowIcon =  new Icon(icon: 'navigation/arrow_forward', size: IconSize.s36);
     if (_dismissDirection == DismissDirection.left)
       rightArrowIcon = new Opacity(opacity: 0.1, child: rightArrowIcon);
 
diff --git a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/drawer_item.dart b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/drawer_item.dart
index bc4d431637a..6fdeaa90b70 100644
--- a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/drawer_item.dart
+++ b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/drawer_item.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class DrawerItem extends StatelessComponent {
         new Padding(
           padding: const EdgeDims.symmetric(horizontal: 16.0),
           child: new Icon(
-            type: icon,
+            icon: icon,
             colorFilter: _getColorFilter(themeData)
           )
         )
diff --git a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/dropdown.dart b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/dropdown.dart
index c512d04a985..023c1d93892 100644
--- a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/dropdown.dart
+++ b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/dropdown.dart
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class DropdownButton<T> extends StatelessComponent {
               alignment: const FractionalOffset(0.5, 0.0)
             ),
             new Container(
-              child: new Icon(type: 'navigation/arrow_drop_down', size: IconSize.s36),
+              child: new Icon(icon: 'navigation/arrow_drop_down', size: IconSize.s36),
               padding: const EdgeDims.only(top: 6.0)
             )
           ])
diff --git a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon.dart b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon.dart
index 11881458a20..d3a8aa8e6d0 100644
--- a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon.dart
+++ b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon.dart
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ class Icon extends StatelessComponent {
   Icon({
     Key key,
     this.size: IconSize.s24,
-    this.type: '',
+    this.icon: '',
     this.color,
     this.colorFilter
   }) : super(key: key) {
     assert(size != null);
-    assert(type != null);
+    assert(icon != null);
   }
 
   final IconSize size;
-  final String type;
+  final String icon;
   final IconThemeColor color;
   final ColorFilter colorFilter;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Icon extends StatelessComponent {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     String category = '';
     String subtype = '';
-    List<String> parts = type.split('/');
+    List<String> parts = icon.split('/');
     if (parts.length == 2) {
       category = parts[0];
       subtype = parts[1];
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Icon extends StatelessComponent {
 
   void debugFillDescription(List<String> description) {
     super.debugFillDescription(description);
-    description.add('$type');
+    description.add('$icon');
     description.add('size: $size');
   }
 }
diff --git a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon_button.dart b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon_button.dart
index eb78d316f46..b8d3c5df26a 100644
--- a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon_button.dart
+++ b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/icon_button.dart
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class IconButton extends StatelessComponent {
       child: new Padding(
         padding: const EdgeDims.all(8.0),
         child: new Icon(
-          type: icon,
+          icon: icon,
           color: color,
           colorFilter: colorFilter
         )
diff --git a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/tabs.dart b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/tabs.dart
index 00b8c1b0f69..40ae53cbf43 100644
--- a/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/tabs.dart
+++ b/sky/packages/sky/lib/src/material/tabs.dart
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Tab extends StatelessComponent {
     assert(label.icon != null);
     Color iconColor = selected ? selectedColor : color;
     ColorFilter filter = new ColorFilter.mode(iconColor, TransferMode.srcATop);
-    return new Icon(type: label.icon, colorFilter: filter);
+    return new Icon(icon: label.icon, colorFilter: filter);
   }
 
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {