# Creating categories without selecting an icon

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-categories-without-selecting-an-icon/395223>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 4, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-categories-without-selecting-an-icon/395223 "2026-02-04T22:46:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-categories-without-selecting-an-icon/395223/2 "2026-02-04T22:48:45Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> so for me it feels like not selecting an icon shouldn’t be allowed either.

indeed, this is a bug! we’ll get it fixed

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