# More self-evident icon to access the edit message dialog

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-self-evident-icon-to-access-the-edit-message-dialog/396145>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** completed, design\
**Created:** [February 15, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-self-evident-icon-to-access-the-edit-message-dialog/396145 "2026-02-15T19:52:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![robbie.morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c5a1d2/32.png) [@robbie.morrison](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbie.morrison)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/more-self-evident-icon-to-access-the-edit-message-dialog/396145/5 "2026-02-16T18:35:31Z")

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I am a big fan of **commit messages** , as you might have gathered.

IIRC, the **WikiMedia** software allows users to opt to force a commit message. So I have that setting active. A feature worth considering for Discourse but not a high priority.

Here are some **rough icons** to get the ball rolling:

 ![commit-icons-combined](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/d/6/fd6f95d1bfa3001cf103e10513bc2bb12551d497.png)

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