# How to tell if a category is a private category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Janeiro 24, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182 "2014-01-24T21:53:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Janeiro 25, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-tell-if-a-category-is-a-private-category/12182/3 "2014-01-25T01:24:29Z")

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I think we should have the group icon on the private category badges. Same as the glyph that appears next to the posts once you’re in the topic. What are private categories, after all, except categories restricted to certain groups of people.

(We also need reminders in the UI not to have GIANT HUMONGOUS LONG CATEGORY NAMES.)

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