# Discourse-reactions default like icon remains invisible

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** reactions
**Created:** [August 13, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399 "2025-08-13T08:35:29Z")
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### Author: ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399/1 "2025-08-13T08:35:29Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Discourse Reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions/183261):

In the screenshot below, we can see that the default icon for reactions is missing in the first post. The button is there and active (we can _react_) and the reactions will show, as in the second post.

 ![Close screenshot of reactions UI in two posts](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/5/0/a5060d2bad7230d55a7c2ae8548f83131106c99e.png)

Question is: how to restore the default icon when there is no reaction yet?

Settings:

 ![Reactions settings](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/9/c/b9cd40325cab3d692681171a4c518887ea9546c8.png)

- icon `heart-pulse` for like icon
- 👍 😆 etc. ❤ ❤️‍🩹 emojis
- desaturated reaction panels

Thank you!

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399/2 "2025-08-13T09:42:13Z")

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While the solid icon is free, you need Font Awesome Pro for the regular icon.

 ![Screenshot_20250813_113644_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/a/1/0a1b085b10906fcecfbd1e671b7b0bf9dce2f87a.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250813_113631_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/6/7/7679977c08b17d3704242c420ce9a1dc9ab94f15.jpeg)

Related bug topic:

> [@Discourse Reactions does not support non-regular free icons(far- prefix is added to like icon)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-does-not-support-non-regular-free-icons-far-prefix-is-added-to-like-icon/308408):
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> I’m trying to add the [free, solid, beer icon](https://fontawesome.com/v5/search?q=beer&o=r&m=free) as my discourse reactions like icon: Unfortunately the far- prefix is added to the “beer” text and the regular icon is not included in the free tier: so the icon does not load: [image] If this is intended, is there a workaround for this?

Lilly shared a workaround here

> [@Torri-gate on Font awesome makes post reaction button disappear](https://meta.discourse.org/t/torri-gate-on-font-awesome-makes-post-reaction-button-disappear/327849/7):
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> Ok here is a fix for a simple shinto priest shinto_shrine slight_smileTorii-gate reaction icon fix (or any fontawesome icon that doesn’t have a far version) Step 1: Add the replacement script to the js tab in the theme/ component code editor Go to Admin - Themes - Components, create a new theme or component, click the “Edit Code” button and go to the JS tab: insert the following line of code in the place where…

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### Author: ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399/3 "2025-08-14T10:19:36Z")

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Indeed, @Lilly’s workaround works fine:

![heart-pulse is now visible in the interface](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/b/d/cbdeb0cff22f8282f624e123bf80df2152165e5e.png)

I hope the UI vs. emojis vs. SVGs discrepancies will be solved soon.

Thank you @Moin!

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-default-like-icon-remains-invisible/378399/4 "2025-09-13T10:19:39Z")

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