# Oblong unread notification in mobile

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025 "2018-07-24T17:00:57Z")
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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/1 "2018-07-24T17:00:57Z")

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Is the unread posts notification on mobile devices oblong on purpose? I think it’s the only element that deviates from the rectangular/circular design scheme.

Mobile:

 ![46%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/3/036c533bd82effa16477a8ab66952546cc12a0c1.png)

Desktop:

 ![24%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/1/913f73c14cd239bf73bd5ba970d54427f227b907.png)

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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: [July 24, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/2 "2018-07-24T17:01:38Z")

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Not sure, cc @awesomerobot

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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: [July 26, 2018, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/3 "2018-07-26T04:55:12Z")

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Hmm yes, not sure why that is… iOS was particularly off. Should be fixed as of

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/67b6539d98db3a3d50061be1a315e6f93fdd6b8f>

 ![38%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/3/93c14f9f1103d81bba07a2a812e6707770d470a2.png)

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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: [July 26, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/4 "2018-07-26T16:36:46Z")

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Did the numbers get smaller @awesomerobot?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/a/3ae7a79202cf0e61a677f321e1e48b34fe042dd9.jpeg)

I feel the numbers should be a tad larger if possible?

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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: [July 27, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/6 "2018-07-27T18:03:47Z")

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The circle they were in got a bit smaller, but the text should have been the same. It was a bit on the small side though. Bumped it up a size.

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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: [July 28, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oblong-unread-notification-in-mobile/93025/8 "2018-07-28T22:00:02Z")

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