Icons design pattern: Canada.ca design
Decommissioning
We’re decommissioning this pattern and don’t recommend using it on your pages. For questions related to this pattern, contact the Digital Transformation Office.
Icons are symbols for communicating actions or states on Canada.ca.
When to use this pattern
Use the following icons when assisting people with site functionality:
- buttons
- alerts
- form fields
- external or email links
- links to non-HTML files like a PDF or Excel files
Do not use icons:
- to add decoration to navigation labels or headings
- to style links internal to Canada.ca
- to add emphasis to text
How to use this pattern
- Do not use 2 icons in the same context
- Ensure icons are always accompanied by a text label
- Place an icon in line with its associated text label
- Only use the defined icon sets included with WET
Working example
Example
Latest changes
- Added an alert to indicate that this pattern is scheduled for decommission.
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