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An icon is a small pictogram used in graphical user interfaces to supplement the presentation of textual information to the user.

Icons may represent a file, folder, application or device on a computer operating system. In modern usage today, the icon can represent anything that the users want it to: any macro command or process, mood-signaling, or any other indicator.

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What characters can be used for up/down triangle (arrow without stem) for display in HTML?

I'm looking for a HTML or ASCII character which is a triangle pointing up or down so that I can use it as a toggle switch. I found ↑ (↑), and ↓ (↓) - but those have a narrow stem. I'm looking just for the HTML arrow "head".
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How to add a browser tab icon (favicon) for a website?

I've been working on a website and I'd like to add a small icon to the browser tab. How can I do this in HTML and where in the code would I need to place it (e.g. header)? I have a .png logo file that I'd like to convert to an icon. Related: HTML…
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Set icon for Android application

How can I set an icon for my Android application?
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TortoiseSVN icons not showing up under Windows 7

I can't seem to get the icons to display under Windows 7 and I really miss this from Windows XP. How can it be fixed?
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How to style icon color, size, and shadow of FontAwesome Icons

How could I style the color, size and shadow of icons from FontAwesome's Icons? For example, FontAwesome's site will show some icons in white and some in red but won't show the CSS for how to style them that way ...
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Put icon inside input element in a form

How do I put an icon inside a form's input element? Live version at: Tidal Force theme
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How to add icons to React Native app

I am making a React Native app. I would like to customize the app icon (meaning the icon that you click on to start the app). I have Googled this, but I keep finding different types of icons that refer to different things. How do I add these types…
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iPhone App Icons - Exact Radius?

I'm trying to create the icon for my iPhone app, but don't know how to get the exact radius that the iPhone's icons use. I've searched and searched for a tutorial or a template but can't find one. I'm sure that I'm just a moron, but how do you get…
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Save icon: Still a floppy disk?

I'm working on a project where the user is able to save their work (most likely to the HDD but also possibly any other media, including floppy disks). Sure, the popular File > Save option is there but what about a toolbar button? By far the most…
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How to use the new Material Design Icon themes: Outlined, Rounded, Two-Tone and Sharp?

Google has revamped its Material Design Icons with 4 new preset themes: Outlined, Rounded, Two-Tone and Sharp, in addition to the regular Filled/Baseline theme: But, unfortunately, it doesn't say anywhere how to use the new themes. I've been using…
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What do the icons in Eclipse mean?

What do the icons in the Eclipse debugger mean? What do the icon decorators in Eclipse mean? What do the icons in Eclipse's Package Explorer mean? What do the little letters on top of Eclipse icons mean? What's the difference between the two error…
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Android Push Notifications: Icon not displaying in notification, white square shown instead

My app generates a notification, but the icon I set for that notification is not being displayed. Instead, I get a white square. I have tried resizing the png of the icon (dimensions 720x720, 66x66, 44x44, 22x22). Curiously, when using smaller…
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Which icon sizes should my Windows application's icon include?

I have a Windows application which will run in Windows XP and newer (i.e. Vista/7). According to the Vista UI Guidelines, the standard sizes are 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 256x256 (XP standard sizes do not include the 256x256 icon). In addition to those…
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iOS how to set app icon and launch images

How do I set the images so that I can archive and validate my app? The screen looks like this now: So the first one says 29pt, but then it also says 2x. So do I put a 29x29 image or a 58x58 image? And where do I put all of the other ones? (I know…
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