Wikipedia:Icon standardization
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This is a proposal to standardize the icons used in templates and MediaWiki messages on the English Wikipedia. The current icon scheme is an inconsistent combination of Nuvola and Nuvola-based icons, Tango and Tango-based icons, icons created for en.wikipedia (such as the original "Stop Hand" and "Octagon Warning" images, now replaced by "Web 2.0"-style Nuvola-based icons), and several failed standardization schemes (including the "ambox" icons and "Norro style 1").
Some examples of possible icon standardization
[edit]The following examples can be looked at for inspiration:
- Comparison of icon sets
- Flat icons designed for the French Wikipedia
- Icons designed for the German Wikipedia
Resources for making standardized icons
[edit]Proposed color scheme for OOUI-based message box template ('ambox', 'ombox', 'tmbox', etc.) icons
[edit]Icons for (speedy) deletion templates shall use the color derived from the hex code b32322. | Serious |
Icons for templates for major warnings and problems (content issues, etc.) shall use the color derived from the hex code ed8406. | Content |
Icons for templates for minor warnings and problems (content issues, etc.) shall use the color derived from the hex code f2cd40. | Style |
Icons for templates for page notices shall use the color derived from the hex code 3165ab. | Notice |
Icons for templates for merge, split and transwiki proposal notices shall use the color derived from the hex code 8b34bc. | Merge |
Icons for protection notice templates shall use the color derived from the hex code 9fa7b5. | Protection |
Proposed icons for WP:ASSESSMENT, WP:GAN, WP:GAR, WP:FAC, etc.
[edit]Proposed edit request symbols
[edit]Edit request reply | Proposed icon |
---|---|
'Done' | (not accessible to color blind readers) |
'Partially done' | |
'Not done' | (not accessible to color blind readers) |
'Not done, request unclear' | |
'Not done for now' | (not accessible to color blind readers) |
'Not done, provide sources' | |
'Not done, misplaced' | |
'Not done, edit on sandbox' | |
'Not done, request protection at WP:RfPP' | |
'Already done' | |
'Not done, no longer protected' | |
'Not done, user has rights' | |
'Not done, this is the documentation' | |
'Not done, request recreation at WP:DELREV' | |
'Not done, request upload at WP:FFU' | |
'Not done, request rights at WP:PERM' | |
'Not done, request renaming at WP:REQMOVE' | |
'I have a question' | |
'I have a note' | |
'Request undone'/'Request partially undone' |
Icons for thematic portals
[edit]Theme of portal | Proposed icon for recoloring | Proposed color of new icon | Proposed icon |
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Current events | 3165ab | ||
Biography | 47a30d | ||
Psychology | f4c430 | ||
Crime | b22222 | ||
Language | 8c08a4 |