Icons communicate meaning in a graphical user interface.

We use a subset of Font Awesome web page link on library.sd.gov.

Usability Benefits

  • Icons make good targets -- easily touched with finger or mouse
  • Icons save space
  • Icons are easily recognized
  • Icons do not need translation for international users
  • Icons can be visually pleasing

Icons in use:

Icon Purpose
archive, ZIP file
audiofile
Blogger blog post (legacy)
book
checkmark, form
cloud, represents libguides sites or pages
database database
email
Excel
web page link external link
Facebook
sd department of education web page fire icon, represents SD DOE websites
gavel gavel, board
Goodreads (legacy)
Google Drive
information circle
Instagram
lock
lock-open
map marker
news
Niche Academy
pdf document PDF file
phone phone
Pinterest (legacy)
Powerpoint file
search search
Twitter
video
Word File
YouTube
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